Re: 53 - and?
There’s little a President can do.
caww: “Then night of the election when states stopped counting Trump had the right to intervene.”
Fury: “Elections are State affairs? How would he intervene? Tell them to keep counting?”
Article IV, Section 4 says that the United States (federal government including the executive branch, thus mandating presidential responsibility and now immunity) shall (must) GUARANTEE that EVERY state has a republican form of government.
Fury, you are correct that how elections are carried out is primarily a state matter.
But caww is correct that the president has a right to intervene in state affairs when there is election mischief. It’s actually one of his constitutional duties.
If President Eisenhower can send federal troops to maintain order and peace in support of the integration of public schools, the president can do the same when there is evidence of election fraud. He can certainly make phone calls inquiring into what happened and suggest ways to remedy known issues.
Federal troops might be needed to be sure that evidence and chain of custody of ballots are preserved when required in order to ensure elections are being conducted honestly.