The Virginia Resolve of 1798: Revisited
July 28th, 2009 | No Comments
Virginia adopted a resolution in response to Congress passing “The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798″
Asserting that the Federal government had overstepped it’s bounds as enumerated in the Constitution, James Madison with the assistance of Thomas Jefferson, drafted the resolution with the intent of nullifying the congressional act. Kentucky also adopted a similar resolution [...]




