The Guarantee Clause: How an Authoritarian President Ends Democracy
An activist historical journey through the Dorr Rebellion and the Supreme Court's response highlight the danger of the Guarantee Clause.
The Constitution of the United States harbors within itself an anti-democratic paradox—a "sleeping giant" that, if awakened by an authoritarian President, could unravel the very fabric of American democracy. This paradox lies in the Guarantee Clause, a little known provision so ambiguous that even John Adams lamented its obscurity: “The word republic as…
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