by Rich Lowry
More than 200 years after the Kentucky Resolutions, a version of nullification still lives.
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Left: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a press conference in Minneapolis, Minn., January 12, 2026. Right: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., January 5, 2026.
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Thomas Jefferson doesn’t have much in common with Tim Walz, but in his more radical moments, the Sage of Monticello might have appreciated the spirit of the Minnesota governor’s campaign to resist federal immigration enforcement.
In 1798, Jefferson authored a first draft of the Kentucky Resolutions outlining a purported right of states to nullify overreach by the federal government.
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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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Thomas Jefferson doesn’t have much in common with Tim Walz, but in his more radical moments, the Sage of Monticello might have appreciated the spirit of the Minnesota governor’s campaign to resist federal immigration enforcement.
In 1798, Jefferson authored a first draft of the Kentucky Resolutions outlining a purported right of states to nullify overreach by the federal government.
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About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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