[rockrr]

It was where the Right to Alter or Abolish got its first test -- and the federal government failed.

How do you figure that?

[Publius]

President Tyler backed the state government against the people of Rhode Island. The people of that state lost their right to alter or abolish their government, and that created a dangerous precedent.

I would recommend States' Rights and the Union by Forrest McDonald for all people who want to participate in threads about federalism, nullification and secession. McDonald lays it all out in terms laymen can understand. I always find myself referring back to the book for examples.