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Should we amend the Constitution to bar senators from the Presidency?

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Very interesting read, I don't agree 100% but makes me wonder maybe after 2 terms Senators should be excluded from being able to run for President? They make a point that today's Senate no longer really does much as many just continue to poster for running for President. Nice thing it would have excluded Biden.

probably should bar anyone who has ever been elected to any political office at any level. They are all a bunch of lying thieves
 
Very interesting read, I don't agree 100% but makes me wonder maybe after 2 terms Senators should be excluded from being able to run for President? They make a point that today's Senate no longer really does much as many just continue to poster for running for President. Nice thing it would have excluded Biden.

Ugh, pay wall. I know it's only $4 a month but all my subscriptions are starting to add up. :(
But I can guess considering the image that showed up.
Rs and Ds both have some that are only there to run, the problem is that is the same way in the house to an extent.
I just went through the list of current representatives, and I know I will list more Rs than Ds and I am sorry, but everyone knows my perspective so it can't be a surprise. I looked for names I knew and if I knew them for the time they spend in front of a microphone saying something outrageous, or for something more substantial, kind of all hat no cattle. I know Beto isn't a rep now, but he actually was the first D I could think of.
Beto, Greene, Mo Brooks, Boebert, Gaetz, Jordan, Omar, and to an extent AOC, but I will say I hear her name attached to a lot of bills also, so she isn't just preening for the cameras.
Senators who are the same would be Tuberville, Sinema, Cotton Hawley, Cruz, Lee, and Manchin all seem to be more about camera time than doing things. Paul, Booker, and Warren all have their names on some things whichever side you are on, but they also haven't seen a camera they don't love.
So I am not sure just being a senator should disqualify.
Talking about Hawley though, I think you should have to be in your job for a minimum amount of time before you run for another office. He ran those great ads about climbing the ladder in Jefferson City, and before the paint was dry on his door he was running for senate.
 
Ugh, pay wall. I know it's only $4 a month but all my subscriptions are starting to add up. :(
But I can guess considering the image that showed up.
Rs and Ds both have some that are only there to run, the problem is that is the same way in the house to an extent.
I just went through the list of current representatives, and I know I will list more Rs than Ds and I am sorry, but everyone knows my perspective so it can't be a surprise. I looked for names I knew and if I knew them for the time they spend in front of a microphone saying something outrageous, or for something more substantial, kind of all hat no cattle. I know Beto isn't a rep now, but he actually was the first D I could think of.
Beto, Greene, Mo Brooks, Boebert, Gaetz, Jordan, Omar, and to an extent AOC, but I will say I hear her name attached to a lot of bills also, so she isn't just preening for the cameras.
Senators who are the same would be Tuberville, Sinema, Cotton Hawley, Cruz, Lee, and Manchin all seem to be more about camera time than doing things. Paul, Booker, and Warren all have their names on some things whichever side you are on, but they also haven't seen a camera they don't love.
So I am not sure just being a senator should disqualify.
Talking about Hawley though, I think you should have to be in your job for a minimum amount of time before you run for another office. He ran those great ads about climbing the ladder in Jefferson City, and before the paint was dry on his door he was running for senate.
Josh is all about Josh...
 
On the principle of fairness you should not exclude a person form office because of a previous office they held....Voters are tasked with that decision. I'd hate to see another govt rule enacted to take control away from the individual voters. The govt should stop trying to protect people from themselves.....

We get the govt we deserve...
 
You should know, he is running around inside your head owning your soul :)
Why are we still talking about Trump? When he was president several on this board would not let anyone talk about previous administrations? Focus on the current administration.
 
Why are we still talking about Trump? When he was president several on this board would not let anyone talk about previous administrations? Focus on the current administration.
Nobody talked about obama or clinton?
I think your memory needs refreshed.
 
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The focus should be on the long term future.
What will our choices be? More of the same from both parties? Who is the front runner for the GOP in 2024? You know the answer and that is the exact reason we are still focused on the conman. He tried to overthrow an election and you want us to stop thinking about it. Not gunna happen.
 
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The focus should be on the long term future.
What will our choices be? More of the same from both parties? Who is the front runner for the GOP in 2024? You know the answer and that is the exact reason we are still focused on the conman. He tried to overthrow an election and you want us to stop thinking about it. Not gunna happen.
Gore tried to overthrow an election. What Trump did was in no way different. Florida Sec of State certified election results and Gore did everything in his power to get that lawful action overturned so he would be awarded the delegates from Florida. Trump is no better or worse than Gore was in the same situation
 
Gore tried to overthrow an election. What Trump did was in no way different. Florida Sec of State certified election results and Gore did everything in his power to get that lawful action overturned so he would be awarded the delegates from Florida. Trump is no better or worse than Gore was in the same situation
I almost think you believe that.
 
The focus should be on the long term future.
What will our choices be? More of the same from both parties? Who is the front runner for the GOP in 2024? You know the answer and that is the exact reason we are still focused on the conman. He tried to overthrow an election and you want us to stop thinking about it. Not gunna happen.
I doubt Trump will be on the republican or independent ballot. We should be worried about 2024 because of what the current administration is doing. I am more concerned how they can assist with the economy, Ukraine and the southern border. These are real time issues.
 
I doubt Trump will be on the republican or independent ballot. We should be worried about 2024 because of what the current administration is doing. I am more concerned how they can assist with the economy, Ukraine and the southern border. These are real time issues.
What would you recommend? Please add a price tag and how we pay for it.

The economy is being fixed. It takes time to overcome inflation from adding 50% more currency . Plus, it's a global thing.

Ukraine? What should we do? Nuke russia? Boots on the ground? it's sickening how so many trumpers are putin fans in this.

Southern border? We're catching more than ever. You think it's because more are coming to a country with a struggling economy? You can't be serious.
 
This is the most incredulous statement in the history of Mosports:

Trump is no better or worse than Gore was in the same situation.
 
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December 13, 2000: Al Gore officially conceded the 2000 election.

April 29, 2022: not only has Trump not conceded the 2020 election, he is still having rallies and inciting naive followers with false accusations of voter fraud.

One of us is an idiot.
 
What would you recommend? Please add a price tag and how we pay for it.

The economy is being fixed. It takes time to overcome inflation from adding 50% more currency . Plus, it's a global thing.

Ukraine? What should we do? Nuke russia? Boots on the ground? it's sickening how so many trumpers are putin fans in this.

Southern border? We're catching more than ever. You think it's because more are coming to a country with a struggling economy? You can't be serious.
I don’t have the answers but I do not feel like much effort is being put into the border or the economy. I do feel like Ukraine is a global problem.
What I do know is in one thread I have seen mention of dwelling in the past and the future but not the now.
 
December 13, 2000: Al Gore officially conceded the 2000 election.

April 29, 2022: not only has Trump not conceded the 2020 election, he is still having rallies and inciting naive followers with false accusations of voter fraud.

One of us is an idiot.
well its obviously you so I don't understand the point of that post at all
 
I don’t have the answers but I do not feel like much effort is being put into the border or the economy. I do feel like Ukraine is a global problem.
What I do know is in one thread I have seen mention of dwelling in the past and the future but not the now.
In the past 10 years, visa overstays in the United States have outnumbered border crossings by a ratio of about 2 to 1.
 
I don’t have the answers but I do not feel like much effort is being put into the border or the economy. I do feel like Ukraine is a global problem.
What I do know is in one thread I have seen mention of dwelling in the past and the future but not the now.
Both issues are being handled no matter what fauxnews or the other trumpers say.

Border arrests are up . Bigly.

Raising interest rates is a tool to stop inflation. It's global though. And we just kept pouring gas on the fire so it's going to take a minute.
 
On the principle of fairness you should not exclude a person form office because of a previous office they held....Voters are tasked with that decision. I'd hate to see another govt rule enacted to take control away from the individual voters. The govt should stop trying to protect people from themselves.....

We get the govt we deserve...


I agree, that is why I think it should be after so many terms that they are limited from running for president. The article actually made some good points that some senators spend more time stumping for President and obstructing and preening for the cameras then actually governing some like Biden do it for decades. Say after you have been in office two terms if you run for a third you cannot run for president, that way we might get actually some in the senate that want to govern.
On a side note If we can have term limits for president we can have term limits for our legislative branch, and I am not against doing if for the Supreme court.
 
Term limits. One of the few things an overwhelming majority of Americans agree on, but in true 21st century fashion are too weak to actually demand.

True statement. Although if by "weak" you mean "woefully uninformed/misinformed and apathetic" then you are right.
 
True statement. Although if by "weak" you mean "woefully uninformed/misinformed and apathetic" then you are right.
Also some just reverberate what they hear in their echo chamber because it's what they want to believe.

We are in trouble.
 
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