True it is, that, when the laws of a State are obstructed, he can interfere only on the application of the Legislature of such State, or of the Executive, when the Legislature cannot be convened; but when the National laws are obstructed, no such preliminary application is necessary.
Sumner clarifies the conditions under which the President can intervene in state matters versus national matters.
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