Cuevas' Nullification Post

The rise of The Nullification Crisis came to be when South Carolina and its people in leadership positions grew tired of the tariff which raised state taxes on imports. John C. Calhoun was among these leaders who was at the time serving as Vice President to Andrew Jackson, he would eventually resign his role and return to South Carolina and be voted into Senate. He and his followers in South Carolina were no longer going to allow for the federal government to dictate the rights of individual states, and suggested that they “nullify” the law. Calhoun felt that state rights took precedence over anything the federal government mandated. Although Calhoun gained some momentum with his movement to gain individual state rights for South Carolina, it never caught on with other states, thus making South Carolina stand out as the bad guys in the eyes of the federal government. Eventually Calhoun and the federal government eventually came to a compromise and a new tariff was reached. The Nullification Crisis brought to light that resistance from the ways of the federal laws could cause a magnitude of problems.

Sorry, but it's true.

Kelsey's nullification post :)

Alright, so as we all know, today's world is much different than in the 1800's. Duh. Nullification means that a state does not have to enforce a law(s), if they are not constitutionally fit. Right now, there are a lot of things, like Will mentioned in his post, about the affordable care act. Americans today either love the president, or highly disagree with everything he is doing. What we have to realize is that for some, the laws being passed or ones that are still in the early stages, might not help EVERY American. It's times like these when you have to put yourself in others' shoes. Back in the 1820's, the nullification was put into effect when Americans felt that the federal government had over-stepped it's boundaries. In other words, if the government tried to change something that the state(s) already had settled, and the state did not agree, they could nullify it, and it's used as sort of a... remedy, for when the government "violated" the constitution. Another instance in today's world is the REAL ID Act, which went about in 2005. Here, some states have nullified the government when it comes to medical marijuana, and as you can see, there are still cases about this one going on well after 2005. Back then, the nullification process was all about federal and state governments, I feel that today, it's more about what certain people agree with, even if it has nothing to do with them. Nullification is the term used for the 10th amendment, but it takes a lot of power to make actual changes happen, " Few Americans have spoken with their president; many have spoken with their mayor". Like I stated earlier is that people have to understand that what is best for some people, it may not be the best case for others. 

Nullification today Will Irving

Nullification is defined under the 10th amendment today which explains the balance of power between federal and state government. It states that federal government only has power specifically stated in the constitution. With all of the issues our nation is facing today many are trying to bring back nullification in a big way. One example is the affordable care act, now without getting into a political debate some states believe that the federal government doesn't have the right to tell them how to provide healthcare. Some states feel that what they already have in place is better than what the federal government is trying to enforce. Others feel that for these states to nullify this law is anti American to go against the president is to go against the nation. There will never be a perfect government in which all agree on every issue the only thing we can do is collect all of the facts and ideas to use them in deciding what is best for our country to move forward.

Nullification Crisis Will Irving

The nullification theory was created in South Carolina by John C. Calhoun and the purpose of this was to allow local state government to nullify any federal law that was created that conflicted with the beliefs of that particular state. The problem was that no other southern states endorsed this idea which caused the South Carolinians to appear as a bunch of traitors. President of the time Andrew Jackson was furious over this and sought to strike down these protestors. Congress passed the compromise tariff and the force bill to try and prevent violent acts. These two were successful and gave both sides the outcomes they desired.