No thanks, I'm okay without slaves.
Sadly, slaveowning would still be restricted to the government. Incidentally, nullification was never used to defend slavery, although several northern states nullified the Fugitive Slave Act. One of the complaints South Carolina cited in its declaration of secession was that Northern states were
nullifying too much.Great idea!
If subordinate states can nullify federal law, what's the point of even having a nation?
What is the point?
Individual states can't nullify federal law. The states can nullify a federal law if two-thirds of them vote to do so.
Of course the individual states can, and should.