Utah Nullification

It’s still being drafted, but the Salt Lake Tribune has an article mentioning the issue. An excerpt: Rep. Carl Wimmer plans to step up the state’s opposition to federal land policies, proposing legislation that would require state law enforcement to ensure access to areas declared off-limits by the federal government. “It’s a pure nullification bill,” [...]

During last night’s Utah Tenth Amendment Center Legislative Briefing, Representative Carl Wimmer referenced the Nullification book and said: I’ve read the book. I consumed the book. Read about the briefing here.

Senator Stowell sent us an email with the following: I have been reading Nullification and appreciate very much receiving it. I am a firm believer in state sovereignty and will continue to work to strengthen our state. Again, thanks for the work you have done to provide us with a copy of Nullification.

We received the following response today from Rep. Peterson (R-Ogden): Thank you for sending me a copy of Nullification. It was highly insightful and a fascinating read into our country’s forgotten early history. This book has re-iterated for me the great departure our Federal Government has made from its original intended purpose. Unfortunately, it appears [...]

The books were sent out a couple weeks ago. We’ve had a few responses back. Rep. Mike Noel (R-Kanab) wrote this: Thank you for sending the Thomas Woods Jr. book, Nullification. I have been reading it this past week. My vote against taking the $100 million dollars in federal funds was directly related to some [...]

Utah Nullification Project seeks to encourage state legislators to study and implement nullification of unconstitutional federal laws Lehi, UT, November 9, 2010 — Four months after the release of bestselling author Thomas E. Woods’ new book, Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, the Utah Tenth Amendment Center has raised enough funds [...]

Now that the election has passed and we know who the legislators will be for the next two years, it’s time to ship the books! Below is the letter that will be included with each book. More updates soon! Dear Utah Legislator, The energy leading up to the recent election provides an interesting example of [...]

Thanks to all of your donations, the books have all now been ordered! We’ll hold onto them until after the November elections so we are sure who is elected into each legislative position. After that, we’ll package each book up with an introductory letter briefly explaining what nullification is, why the book is worth reading, [...]

Well, just as I was about to purchase the books, I saw that Amazon (the cheapest place to get them) had increased their price by $3 per book. When you’re ordering 100+ books, that adds up quick! So we had to increase our goal from $2,000 to $2,300 to compensate. We’re getting close! On Monday [...]

We submitted the following op-ed to the Daily Herald which was published today: The founding fathers of this nation wisely created a government with several important checks and balances to separate and curb the powers delegated to it under the U.S. Constitution. Congress passes the laws, the Executive enforces them, and the Judiciary arbitrates when [...]