The author struggles because his primary assumption is wrong. Being ‘Nullification’ works.
Nullification is a pipe dream that’s more likely to do critical damage than a Convention of States. The results of a Convention of States is just and enforceable. While Nullification will just lead to quick law suits weakening the States Legislatures as they spend their ‘good will and valuable considerations’
But who can’t appreciate the authors coining of the phrase “fundamentally ‘neo-Confederate’ desideratum”.
But we don’t want another George Will wanabe.
Rather than attempt to nullify 50 times that which has become the law of the land, it would be far better for awful bills to be killed in their infancy by a senate of the states.
Article V.