Nullification Now

“John Marshall has made his decision; let him enforce it now if he can.”

“ What if Washington made a law and nobody paid attention? Or even more significantly, what if states specifically repudiated it and threatened to prosecute those enforcing it? The question's no longer are rhetorical. ”

Scene from 'The Second Civil War' The WND article posits,"The questions no longer are rhetorical but a real option as eight states consider a blanket nullification of the Obamacare nationalization of health-care decision-making advances in their legislatures." “ "Thomas Jefferson advised, 'Whensoever the general government assumes undelegated powers ... a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy,'" states the Tenth Amendment Center, which advocates a return to the constitutionally delegated powers for the federal government. "When states pass laws to reject and nullify unconstitutional federal 'laws,' regulations and mandates – it's not rebellion ... it's duty," the organization states. ” Let's suppose that we're lucky, and the states are plucky enough to move on this.  The next step would most likely be a decision by the Supreme Court on the legality of nullification.  I'm not at all sure how this court would rule, but what if it sided with Obamunists?  That's where Andrew Jackson's supposed response to John Marshall comes in. “John Marshall has made his decision; let him enforce it now if he can.” There is some question over whether President Andrew Jackson uttered that threat, but an awful lot of time has been spent by lawyers and constitutionalists arguing its merits.  We know that Marshall did nothing in response.  We shan't know here unless this argument is invoked re: Obamacare.  And then it hinges on whether the states hold their ground; no certain thing.  But if they do, I can't see them losing.  I can't see the Federals sending in troops.  It would be good for the nation to find out whether the concept of federalism is dead, or not. It would be good if a whole mess of constitutionally questionable laws were nullified.  Then we could vote with our feet again.