In what way was Andrew Jackson wrong legally?
Because there waqs a constitutional and lawfully binding treaty, and he sided with the state of Georgia in wanting to nullify that treaty - a treaty that was constitutional and legally binding, I repeat...
When it went to court, the supreme court ruled that the treaty was valid and constitutional - which it WAS - and Andrew Jackson went ahead and ordered the US Army to violate the lawful treaty anyway. In doing so, many many lives were lost.
Yeah, he was legally wrong. But who gives a s**t, right? After all, it was just a stupid treaty with some indians. It wasn't like they were really americans or anything...
Yeah, Jackson was a federalist scumbag, and is not someone who should be held up on a pedestal as an example of what a president should be.