Trump is violating the long-forgotten guarantee clause; Minnesotans should invoke it

By: Jonathan Masin-Peters

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 9, 2026

Words: 707

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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In addition to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol actions in Minnesota, President Donald Trump has now called for a “nationalization” of elections. Minnesota is once again in the thick of things, and the aim is, in Trump’s words, to “take over” voting in several states. For a Republican party that once prided itself on small government, such federal incursions might initially seem counterintuitive.

So how does the administration justify …

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