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Jeff Smith's avatar

I like a "probationary period" for a newly elected president...if they can't pass a security test and earn a PRP cert in the first six months, then we toss them out and run another election... ;-)

Seriously, I don't think a constitutional amendment to establish a somewhat more comprehensive set of requirements for president is unreasonable. If you don't meet the standards, you don't go on the ballot.

The rules were written for an age when stuff wasn't quite so complicated and (good, bad, or indifferent) being a "gentleman" meant something. We're leaving a lot to chance, and to the grievances of folks who, frankly, may not have made good decisions for themselves. Now they're making bad decisions for me...

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Tim Coffey's avatar

Oh, I agree. I forget how old the modern classification system is, but it is absurd that a man of Trump's character can be elected POTUS and become by law the original classification authority. We've seen the consequences of that. Of course, if there were requirements in place back in 2016 and Trump didn't meet them, he'd say it was rigged against him and 35% of the voters would believe him. What really needs to happen is someone telling that 35% of the voters to shut the fuck up, grow up, and make better decisions.

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