States declare laws unconstitutional, not the Supreme Court.
State's Rights
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
This resolutions declared that the Alien and Sedition Act violated the Constitution.
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions advocated for state's rights and strict constructionist of the US Constitution. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1789 and James Madison in 1799, these resolutions declared specifically that the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.
The significance of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions was to oppose Adams Alien and Seditions Act. If the Sedition Act was a threat to civil liberties, the Jefferson's response was a threat to the sovereignty of the national government and the survival of the union. The Alien and Sedition Act was thought to be in direct violation of the Constitutions free speech rights, violating the First Amendment.
The states of Kentucky and Virginia declared the Alien and Sedition Acts void and without force within their boundaries. This was articulated through the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798, authored by Thomas Jefferson, and the Virginia Resolutions of 1798, authored by James Madison. Both resolutions argued that states had the right to nullify federal laws they deemed unconstitutional.
only Kentucky and Virginia supported there own resolutions
The Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions passed in the 1798 and 1789 =D
The Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions passed in the 1798 and 1789 =D
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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions suggested that states might declare certain acts of Congress unconstitutional. The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions were drafted in 1798 and 1799.
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