Can anyone sign up to be president of the US? Or should we have any level of qualification/experience?
We seem to have established in both cases of the current candidates that you don't have to be a model citizen.
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firefall · 61-69, M
Anyone over 35, who is a natural-born US citizen (which who the hell knows what that means). As to a level of qualification, who would decide that? who would even evaluate it? It'd be damn dangerous tool to lie around, for partisans of each party to assail other parties' candidates.
And I dont think any US President would qualify as a model citizen, all the way back to George W.
And I dont think any US President would qualify as a model citizen, all the way back to George W.
NiftyWhite · 46-50, F
Very good points here. Should they draw line anywhere then perhaps? Would it be easier to set DISqualifications?
firefall · 61-69, M
@HumblleJumblle: the more restrictions you put on democracy, the worse it works (just check back on the US elections when voting was restricted to property owners, for example). This is a big part of why the US government doesn't work very well, it's not actually very democratic, in my opinion.
If someone can persuade a majority of his/her fellow citizens to support and vote for him, that should be considered a sufficient qualification, in theory (if Trump gets elected, my support for that theory might get sorely tested, I admit).
If someone can persuade a majority of his/her fellow citizens to support and vote for him, that should be considered a sufficient qualification, in theory (if Trump gets elected, my support for that theory might get sorely tested, I admit).
NiftyWhite · 46-50, F
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The problem isn't everybody can, but every idiot who can, even has a good chance to even be voted for as well 😭
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
There are rules.
Just seems no one realizes this.
Just seems no one realizes this.
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