Will there be a "Minneapolis Massacre"?
- Jan 20
- 2 min read
On March 5, 1770, members of the Sons of Liberty were gunned down in cold blood by British Troops. Will a similar thing happen today to the brave citizens of Minneapolis who are resisting the federal invasion of their State? Let us hope not, but the heavy-handed tactics of ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agencies, are pushing things to that point.
In an interview on CBS on January 18, 2026, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara recently wondered aloud if there would be a moment "when it all explodes". As ICE continues to pour in more and more troops, and continues to escalate pressure on Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota to comply, this becomes a distinct possibility.
Indeed, just this week, Senior Deputy White House advisor Stephen Miller (the man who is responsible more than any other for this federal invasion of states' rights), demanded that state and local law enforcement agencies surrender their sovereignty to the federal government in the following post on X.
As we watch this escalation continue, conventional politicians in Washington, D.C., are not willing to take any efforts to reign it in and allow calmer heads to prevail. Instead, their response is either to tell citizens to fully comply with federal law enforcement at all times and surrender their sovereignty to the federal government (which is the position taken by Congressman Troy Downing), or to simply ignore the egregious conduct of federal agents. However, none of these politicians are demanding that the federal government stop its invasion.
This clip below, which is from a recent interview with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), summarizes the views of nearly all of the Republican members of Congress whose avoidance of the tough issues allows the federal government's dangerous attack on states' rights to continue.
The unwillingness of these politicians to reign in the excessive abuses of federal power against the states reminds us of what happened in the 1850's during the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. As this political cartoon from that era shows, the excessive use of federal government power against the states tore the Nation apart and was a major precipitating factor in bringing on the Civil War.
We must end this unjustified invasion of state sovereignty before it goes any farther, leads to further loss of life, and compromises the integrity of the Union. It is time for Congress to start working on a rational 21st century immigration reform bill which meets the needs of our economy and is consistent with the principles of federalism and states' rights that are the foundation of our Constitutional order.
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