Why not make it that only Veterans can run for any office? There are a number of newly elected...

For that you would have to change the constitution ( not easy ) and it wouldn´t be fair to those who cannot serve in the army.

How about electing a President that actually respects those who have served, unlike the orange clown you have currently in office ?

St0ut · 51-55, M

Because that would be unamerican and unconstitutional

TheProphet · M

Being a veteran doesn't make you a good leader.

JustLikeGreta · F

There are many good people who were not Veterans. Though my father was in WW2 and received many medals.

HootyTheNightOwl

How about forcing them to offer up a mix of people from different backgrounds so that you have a more equal mix of rich and poor people... that should go a good way to making the system fairer to everyone as opposed to just those that can pay for affiliation.

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

....Like Oliver North ?

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

It's a really bad idea. Military governments don't have a great rep.

Even if it was a democracy, you would only be picking people from one profession. Military spending would be unlikely to ever go down.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

I'm not sure that being a vet qualifies anyone for anything beyond being a vet.

St0ut · 51-55, M

You could however suggest that for your own country just saying

MistyCee

I love Heinlein, but his politics were always a bit wacky, and I don't think this one was a good idea.

hertoy · 70-79, M

That's not a bad idea...

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

Lol service guarantees citizenship! 😂

No thanks, Heinlein’s foray into fascism is not my style.

TexChik · F

I think going back to tax payers only would resolve the issue . Thst would wipe out the liberal minions , leaving only the Uber rich

plaguewatcher · M

so the guy that shot up that nightclub in 1000 oaks.
he'd be able to run
Nor would Ron Helus the deputy killed that night.

and yr president would not be able to be president,

I served, as did my entire family for generations leading back to the colonial time.

the military is as full of idoits and assholes as the rest of our world

this is a terrible idea.

id rather we just chose at random, from law abiding people

MarmeeMarch · M

I guess you haven't read our const. -

JonathanC · 61-69, M

Fortunately for the country, this will never happen.

MarineBob · 56-60, M

you have that option every election

bijouxbroussard · F

That would severely limit its representation of the people whom it governed, especially other ideologies and women’s rights, even more than it already does. And, no, a majority of women in the military are conservative and don’t represent all of our interests. I would never support that.