Deadly Deficient Criteria for POTUS

35-year old native born nut with residency qualifies no one for head of state  

Current “qualifications” for an office that commands armies and presses a button to obliterate the whole world: 

(a)   a natural-born citizen of the United States

• (b)  at least 35 years old, and

• (c)   a resident of the United States for at least 14 years.

Once such a candidate receives contributions or makes expenditures exceeding $5,000, the candidate must register with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) within 15 days, and he or she is on her/his way.

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he United States of America has suffered too many years of too many unfit-for-purpose mothers’ sons (and daughter HRC). These “criteria” are etched in the Constitution of the United States of America,  some Americans say, and “I believe in the constitution.” Some feel, “we are Americans”; we can field incompetents for president because “the world does whatever we command.” “An idiot can do this job.” A “rich man” (or woman) can do this job. 

I disagree. I think we have been wrong and we need to reconsider.

The above criteria especially in contemporary times are, in the least, insulting; and, at most, completely insufficient to qualify anyone to handle the grave responsibilities required of a U.S. (or any) head of state. A U.S. president must face serious, complex challenges, problems, unresolved conflicts of a multicultural country and world.

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roposed mandatory (at least some) qualifications for anyone, having met a-c above, to even consider being a candidate for the U.S. presidency:

• (a)   evidence of good character and no criminal record or conflicts/seeming conflicts of interest

• (b)  demonstrated soundness of mind and mental stability (a candidate should be required to submit to independent psychological analysis and testing)

• (c)   demonstrated skills, professionalism, presence of mind for interpersonal communication, civility and cross-differences deliberation;

• (d)  sound credentials (beyond partisanship) in social, economic, political and/or statecraft matters

• (e)   learned in the U.S. constitution, federal structure of governance, and balance of powers;

• (f)   demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in executive (and/or legislative) public service office;

• (g)  demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in international affairs including diplomacy, geopolitics, geo-economics, fair competition and international trade;

Consider my proposed list of qualifications as you peruse the current crop of “671” (678 see link below) 2020 presidential candidates, according to the Ballotpedia website, who had filed as of April 15, 2019, to run for the U.S. presidency, including among the “major parties” 

227 Democratic candidates

84 Republican candidates

24 Libertarian candidates

14 Green candidates

Sources

Ballotpedia https://ballotpedia.org/List_of_registered_2020_presidential_candidates

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olitics1

2020 Presidential Candidates (Presidency 2020) - Republican Potential candidates listed by Politics1: “President Trump will be seeking re-election in 2020. See full list at link below.

REPUBLICAN PARTY:

Donald Trump	President Donald J. Trump (New York)
Campaign Site: DonaldJTrump.com	Government Site: WhiteHouse.gov
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump	Twitter: www.twitter.com/RealDonaldTrump
	Larry Hogan
Governor Larry Hogan (Maryland)	Campaign Site: LarryHogan.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LarryHogan	Twitter: www.twitter.com/LarryHogan
	John Kasich
Former Governor John Kasich (Ohio)	Campaign Site: JohnKasich.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JohnKasich	Twitter: www.twitter.com/JohnKasich
	Bill Weld
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld (New York)	PAC Site: Weld2020.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GovBillWeld	Twitter: www.twitter.com/GovBillWeld

A large crowd of candidates will likely compete for the Democratic nomination plus LOTS of likely third party and independent P2020 hopefuls. “If a person is running, or thinking of running—regardless of party, ballot status, or chances of winning—we have him or her listed below. Incumbent party first followed by the main opposition party, then the third party candidates, and finally the independent and write-in hopefuls.” U.S. Political and Election news from around the nation by Ron Gunzburger, publisher of the award-winning Politics1.com site Politics1 Presidency 2020 http://www.politics1.com/p2020.htm

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