Current Events > Are you ok with having it at being 35 to be able to run for president.....

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Let the voters decide what is appropriate in a democracy.

Personally, I don't see the need for any age restrictions once a person reaches majority. If you think a candidate is too callow or too senile, vote for a different one.

Yea, though the selection process is in need of a complete overhaul still after all the events concerning Israel.

Nobody is voting for a foreigner or a young person.

Let the voters decide what is appropriate in a democracy.

Personally, I don't see the need for any age restrictions once a person reaches majority. If you think a candidate is too callow or too senile, vote for a different one.

So let people vote for a 18 high school student then. If thats what the majority wants then all good, right?

You don't need to be born in the US. You just need to be a "natural born" citizen. Which has no technical definition but most people think as long as you were a citizen by some means when you were born then you're eligible. Republicans used to strictly say it can only be interpreted as you need to be born in the US, so that they could push conspiracies that Obama isn't eligible to be president by saying he was secretly born in Africa. Republicans had to make exceptions that John McCain was eligible though because he was born on a US base in Panama. But then they altogether changed their opinion on what "natural born" means again when Ted Cruz ran for president, and he is very plainly just born in Canada.

The fact that they're OK with the Ted Cruz definition now is funny too because it means the Obama-Kenya birth conspiracy was entirely meaningless. Even if he was born in Kenya, which he wasn't, he would still be eligible since his mother would have passed him American citizenship the same way as Ted Cruz. It goes without saying but it was entirely a racism-driven conspiracy. And it's oft-forgotten now, but Donald Trump was by far the absolute most massive propagator of the Obama-Kenya conspiracy and you could say it was largely the beginning of his getting directly into politics.

Yes, and I also believe that there needs to be an age limit as well.

The age minimum seems unnecessary. If a good candidate is 34 years-old they it just seems dumb to exclude them.

I also think that being born in the US is overkill. I do think it should be more stringent than simply being a citizen but I think if you have been a citizen for a sufficient amount of time you should be clear to run.

There is a much bigger than 0% of American voters who would vote for Elon Musk for president

So let people vote for a 18 high school student then. If thats what the majority wants then all good, right?

Yes, I dont want some zoomer with tiktok brainrot running for president for at least a decade

You don't need to be born in the US. You just need to be a "natural born" citizen. Which has no technical definition but most people think as long as you were a citizen by some means when you were born then you're eligible. Republicans used to strictly say it can only be interpreted as you need to be born in the US, so that they could push conspiracies that Obama isn't eligible to be president by saying he was secretly born in Africa. Republicans had to make exceptions that John McCain was eligible though because he was born on a US base in Panama. But then they altogether changed their opinion on what "natural born" means again when Ted Cruz ran for president, and he is very plainly just born in Canada.

The fact that they're OK with the Ted Cruz definition now is funny too because it means the Obama-Kenya birth conspiracy was entirely meaningless. Even if he was born in Kenya, which he wasn't, he would still be eligible since his mother would have passed him American citizenship the same way as Ted Cruz. It goes without saying but it was entirely a racism-driven conspiracy. And it's oft-forgotten now, but Donald Trump was by far the absolute most massive propagator of the Obama-Kenya conspiracy and you could say it was largely the beginning of his getting directly into politics.

Seems like an arbitrary rule anyway. Nobody is voting for a foreigner or a young person.

I barely trust a barista under 30, never mind a president

It seems a little silly to be able to vote but not be able to be voted for.

Neither makes sense. Anyone who's eligible to vote should be eligible to run for office.

Let the voters decide what is appropriate in a democracy.

Personally, I don't see the need for any age restrictions once a person reaches majority. If you think a candidate is too callow or too senile, vote for a different one.

Ah I bet people would vote for a foreigner. But that rule does need to exist because it opens the door for them helping out their home country even if said home country doesn't need or deserve the help.

You can take smaller roles in the government. Kinda like most jobs. You don't just walk in and become CEO at 18.

Let the voters decide what is appropriate in a democracy.

Personally, I don't see the need for any age restrictions once a person reaches majority. If you think a candidate is too callow or too senile, vote for a different one.

You can take smaller roles in the government. Kinda like most jobs. You don't just walk in and become CEO at 18.

yes and yes, but i also think over 70 is too old for president.

You don't need to be born in the US. You just need to be a "natural born" citizen. Which has no technical definition but most people think as long as you were a citizen by some means when you were born then you're eligible. Republicans used to strictly say it can only be interpreted as you need to be born in the US, so that they could push conspiracies that Obama isn't eligible to be president by saying he was secretly born in Africa. Republicans had to make exceptions that John McCain was eligible though because he was born on a US base in Panama. But then they altogether changed their opinion on what "natural born" means again when Ted Cruz ran for president, and he is very plainly just born in Canada.

The fact that they're OK with the Ted Cruz definition now is funny too because it means the Obama-Kenya birth conspiracy was entirely meaningless. Even if he was born in Kenya, which he wasn't, he would still be eligible since his mother would have passed him American citizenship the same way as Ted Cruz. It goes without saying but it was entirely a racism-driven conspiracy. And it's oft-forgotten now, but Donald Trump was by far the absolute most massive propagator of the Obama-Kenya conspiracy and you could say it was largely the beginning of his getting directly into politics.