Michael Boldintenthamendmentcenter.comMarch 15, 2014 President Thomas Jefferson said his âoath to protect the constitutionâ REQUIRED him to refuse to enforce the Sedition Act at âevery stage.â He not only pardoned those convicted under it when he assumed office, he also ordered his district attorneys to stop prosecutions because he could not permit the continued enforcement of a law he BELIEVED, but was not yet âruledâ unconstitutional. The so called âEnforce the Law Act of
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