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To: Non-Sequitur

In post #56 I gave you a link to see those arguments for nullification — if you have the courage to read them.


96 posted on 02/07/2010 7:35:58 AM PST by Solitar ("My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them." -- Barry Goldwater)
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To: Solitar
In post #56 I gave you a link to see those arguments for nullification — if you have the courage to read them.

I assume you mean #66. Sorry, I don't have time to track down the book and read it before responding. I'll try and wing it.

The Alien and Sedition Acts died a well deserved death when Jefferson was elected. It's interesting to speculate what would have happened if they had been ruled on by a Marshall Supreme Court. My expectation is that they would have been struck down.

I don't disagree with Jefferson's belief that the acts were gross violations of the First Amendment. I disagree that it was the right of the states to decide that.

102 posted on 02/07/2010 7:50:19 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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