[colorado tanker]

Interesting thought experiment. What if Jackson had sent troops to S. Carolina over nullification? Would they have been more reluctant to secede in 1860?

But then, I'm probably violating Henkster's Law.

[henkster]

No violation. If pushed, Jackson would have sent troops. The reality was both sides were bluffing and looking for a way out in 1832. But the idea of disunion was on the table. As time went on, Palmettos became comfortable it.

[henkster]

In a somewhat related parallel, it looks like the EU is having it’s own Nullification crisis:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3472262/posts