In Part 2 of his series on the Guarantee Clause, Clifford Ribner reveals how the Founders used this vital clause to fight every form of tyranny—especially rule by a corrupt minority. James Madison, the principal author of the Constitution, saw firsthand how state...
What does the Constitution really promise you? In this first part of the series, Clifford Ribner breaks down the Guarantee Clause in Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution—a powerful sentence that promises every state a republican form of government. This...
