As a result of the ruling, the Republican Party's 67-66 advantage will last longer, perhaps well into February or March.

It would set a horrible precedent to decide what legislators have the duty and authority to decide themselves.

Minnesota House Democrats and Secretary of State Steve Simon have requested the state’s Supreme Court resolve the power struggle unfolding in the lower chamber. House Republicans and Democrats have been embroiled in a fight over whether the state House GOP has majority rule.

The House, not the courts, have the power to decide election challenges, according to Minnesota state law and the constitution.