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In the wake of Trump, I think we need to take a serious look at a new amendment to the Constitution. I am sure Democrats would support this and Republicans would as well under a normal administration (they would oppose it under Trump).
A) Any candidate running for President of the United States must have either held a public office or served in the military at some point in their life prior to running for President. That public office can be a national level, state level, or municipal level office, but any candidate should have served at some point in their past. Any branch of military service would also suffice.
B) Presidential cabinet appointees must have either held a public office, served in the military, or worked in the private sector in a position that is related to the cabinet position they are being appointed to.
I believe this will safeguard us from ever having another President as incompetent and "in over his head" as this one. What do you think?
Last edited by bawac34618; 04-05-2017 at 07:09 PM..
Did you forget that ALL male citizens are obligated to serve?
Militia duty:
“AGE.... In the United States, at twenty-five, a man [citizen] may be elected a representative in congress;
at thirty, a senator; and
at thirty-five, he may be chosen president.
He is liable to serve in the militia from eighteen to forty- five inclusive, unless exempted for some particular reason.”
- - - From Bouvier’s Law dictionary, 1856 ed.
Title 10 USC Sec. 311. Militia: composition and classes
(a) The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in section 313 of title 32, under 45 years of age who are, or who have made a declaration of intention to become, CITIZENS of the United States and of female citizens of the United States who are members of the National Guard.
(b) The classes of the militia are
(1) the organized militia, which consists of the National Guard and the Naval Militia; and
(2) the unorganized militia, which consists of the members of the militia who are not members of the National Guard or the Naval Militia.
Title 50 USC Sec. 453. Registration (Selective Service)
(a)...it shall be the duty of every male CITIZEN of the United States, and every other male person RESIDING in the United States, who, on the day or days fixed for the first or any subsequent registration, is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six, to present himself for and submit to registration at such time or times and place or places, and in such manner, as shall be determined by proclamation of the President and by rules and regulations prescribed hereunder.
Art. 1, Sec. 8, USCON (1789)
Congress shall have power ... To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;
Perhaps this should mean we must bar women from the executive branch for they are exempt from militia duty. That doesn't sound like equal obligations for equal rights, does it?
I think the OP's statement is a compelling idea, and one that makes a lot of sense. I agree that Republicans would likely oppose it right now though.
Pedro- I don't think the OP is saying somebody would have to be a 'career politician'. Many of our Presidents held jobs in other industries (or served in the military) prior to holding public office in a capacity other than president.
Actually, has there been a President before #45 who didn't serve in the military or public office prior to the presidency? There probably has been but I can't think of one right now. They certainly haven't all been proven failures.
JetGraphics- while they're obligated to serve, and sign up for selective service, not everyone does serve in an active duty capacity, let alone get any military training at all.
we don't need no more stinkin' career politicians. that's what got us into the mess that President Trump is trying to fix. And I would add that serving in Congress makes you permanently ineligible to serve as POTUS or Veep.
Horrible idea. All you would get are pandering career politicians or right-wing hawks.
The system worked just fine. The Democrats did this to themselves. If Bernie had not been cheated out of the nomination, Trump would never have been President. People wanted change and the Democrats ran a pandering status-quo candidate.
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