An act against the Constitution is no law at all – it’s void. This principle, rooted in the American Revolution and the debates over the Constitution’s ratification, was central to President Thomas Jefferson’s response to the Sedition Act of 1798. In this episode, we explore how Jefferson’s adherence to his oath to the Constitution led him to treat this attack on freedom of speech as null and void – regardless of whether Congress, the courts, or anyone else agreed.

Path to Liberty: January 22, 2025

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Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Abigail Adams (22 July 1804)

James Otis – Arguments against the Writs of Assistance (1761)

John Adams – Argument before Governor Bernard and the Council in Favor of Opening the Courts

Thomas Jefferson – Summary View (1774)

Boldin – Thomas Jefferson’s Solution from the Revolution

Episode – Null and Void: Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Radical Declaration

Roger Sherman (8 Dec 1787)

Oliver Ellsworth – Connecticut Ratifying Convention (7 Jan 1788)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 78 (28 May 1788)

Alexander Hamilton – Federalist 33 (3 Jan 1788)

Boldin – The Sedition Act of 1798: Silencing Dissent and Sparking Resistance

Pardon of David Brown (12 Mar 1801)

Thomas Jefferson – Draft of Kentucky Resolutions (before 4 Oct 1798)

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to to Edward Livingston, 1 November 1801

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to William Duane, 23 May 1801

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Gideon Granger, 9 March 1814

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Spencer Roane, 6 September 1819

Thomas Jefferson – Letter to Abigail Adams, 11 September 1804

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