The emerging influence of Thomas J. Woods and other neo-Confederate ideologues within the Catholic Right was the focus of the first
post in this series. They are advocating the failed concepts of secession and the nullification of federal statutes and court rulings. The second
post in the series explored why nullification matters and how it can lead to localized tyranny and theocracy. To complete the quartet, we will discuss first how proponent's claims for historical justification are simply wrong, and then detail the Constitutional argument against nullification.