Discussion: Should the USA change the Presidential requirements?

Adelephant 25

Because since the requirements are so low, we end up with people like a Trump!

Those requirements include: he or she must be a natural born citizen of the U.S., must be at least 35 years old and must have been living in the U.S. for at least 14 years.

Dessy Fenix

Nah we shouldn't limit democracy further just because we don't like him or her. Even if he is probably one of the most disgusting characters in American political history.

DevonDreams

Rama

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must be at least 35 years old

This for sure. It's dumb.

50thStateofMind

No...we aren't going to get a repeat like Trump anytime soon.

feelslikeadream

Yes. Place of birth shouldn't matter. A child born in Brazil today should be able to be president of the US if he moves here at a young age, is educated here about US history/politics, etc.

Jotham

Just don't require them to be born in the U.S.

Bellerophon

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Originally posted by Dessy Fenix

Nah we shouldn't limit democracy further just because we don't like him or her. Even if he is probably one of the most disgusting characters in American political history.

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Raster

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Originally posted by Jotham

Just don't require them to be born in the U.S.

this

the constitution is preventing me from becoming the leader of the free world

Adonis

Yeah we need an age limit of 68 years old.

Sakura Rose

Nah....

Adrz

Adelephant 25

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Originally posted by Jotham

Just don't require them to be born in the U.S.

That one should stay most definitely

Cannon

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Originally posted by feelslikeadream

Yes. Place of birth shouldn't matter. A child born in Brazil today should be able to be president of the US if he moves here at a young age, is educated here about US history/politics, etc.

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No....Americans already give a lot of benefits to people not born here and presidential candidacy should not be one of them

Tropez

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Originally posted by feelslikeadream

Yes. Place of birth shouldn't matter. A child born in Brazil today should be able to be president of the US if he moves here at a young age, is educated here about US history/politics, etc.

I don't agree.

Darren

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Originally posted by Jotham

Just don't require them to be born in the U.S.

You don't have to be born in the U.S., you just have to be a born citizen. Ted Cruz was born in Canada and he was in the running this year.

Kingfisher

yea raise the age minimum to 100 years
i ****en hate these last 4 generations wish it was 1880 again

LoKoPaNdA

Some political experience must be necessary, like at least having been a city council or something. No more Donalds please.

Blackout2.0

I'm confused why in the US candidates can have no political experience. Look where it's got them

NE.

No, the Constitution designed the requirements to be open-ended to allow citizens to decide who they felt is best to lead the country based on their ideas alone. And the whole "people shouldn't run without political experience!" argument is weak. Having "political experience" =/= qualified. There are many senators and mayors out there who would be just as or even more incompetent of a president as Trump would be.

People may dislike Trump, but the truth is, his qualification (or lack of) for the presidency is subjective. The Republican party voters spoke, and he won the nomination fair and square, and unfortunately yes, even if that meant his platform was centered around bigotry and a lack of political correctness.