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Every
honest and informed American is aghast at the election of Donald
Trump to the President of the United states. A misogynist, racist,
would-be murderer of women, xenophobe, narcissist in the non-clinical
sense, possible narcissist in the clinical sense and most of all,
completely inexperienced and inappropriate for the office of
President. The people who voted for him and the Republican party
must be held accountable for this abomination who is likely to damage
the American republic for decades to come.
But
moving forward, what can we do to prevent this kind of uninformed
election in the future? What was the structural problem here and is
there a solution?
I
want to propose (seriously) a constitutional amendment to address
this. Although I am not a constitutional lawyer and just a common
citizen, so forgive the wording which no doubt would need work.
The
intent of the amendment would be as follows, “No person may be
elected President of the United States who has not been elected to
and served honorably in a major political position of the country,
such as a member of the House of Representatives, or of the US
Senate, or Vice President of the United States.”
In
this way, we would know that the would-be president would be
cognizant of foreign policy issues, budget issues, legal issues, and
many other topics that the President must deal with upon election.
It
is arguable that being elected Governor of a state should also
qualify a person for election as president, but it is a little
questionable because in general a Governor does not have the same
foreign policy responsibilities. It is possible that a justice of
the peace would also be eligible. It is possible that a senior
military leader would also be eligible (see for example Eisenhower).
Obviously these issues would have to be debated before proposing an amendment.
Obviously these issues would have to be debated before proposing an amendment.
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