It is an election for federal office so the federal govt can intervene.
Aren't you a teacher? Sounds like you need to take remedial Social Studies over the summer.
The United States is a constitutional republic. There are no "elections for federal office". The citizens of the several States vote for State Electors, and those Electors participate in the Electoral College. No one has ever cast a vote for president - they've voted for a representative in a Constitutionally established governing body with a limited scope.
All this wishcasting about "federal elections" sounds like some Daily Kos fantasy about "direct democracy". The entire point of a federal republican form of government is to preserve a conservative political environment in which governance is not subject to the whims of the mob.
"Direct democracy" is how you end up with travesties like the California Constitution. No thank you!
This is not the Articles of Confederation. POTUS is an officer of the Federal Govt. The Constitution even .specifies when his election will take effect
Excellent post!
The only thing I would add is that citizens of the several states VOTING for Electors is not required.
All 50 States, and Congress for its own 3 Electors, CURRENTLY have CHOSEN to use citizens voting as the method by which their Electors are appointed.They could change this at any time, by simple statute.
As recently as 2000, the Florida Legislature was in session and was prepared to appoint their Electors to terminate the farce of the Florida Supreme Court’s intrusion into something that was none of their business. I wish that they had done so as opposed to the USSC hearing Bush v. Gore. IT would have been a great civics lession for all the people who believe against all evidence that “Presidential elections” are in the Constitution.