Should future presidents require a Psychological evaluation before running?

[reed067]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

Who conducts the evaluation? Because if you go down this road then all Senators and Congressmen will be subjected to the same tests. You want to hand over the power to choose candidates to some therapist? I prefer allowing the American People as a group to make the decision.

An independent panel I would think. Of course with the system being so corrupt such as it is that would be hard. The people are so blind with hate towards the other party that something has to be done.
The media and those in office work hard to divide us look at this forum. It's like watching immure fight over the only toy in the room.


Again we the people are no longer IF we ever were.

[PullMyFinger]

Originally Posted by reed067

An independent panel I would think. Of course with the system being so corrupt such as it is that would be hard. The people are so blind with hate towards the other party that something has to be done.
The media and those in office work hard to divide us look at this forum. It's like watching immure fight over the only toy in the room.


Again we the people are no longer IF we ever were.

I think if we can drum bias out of news (good luck LOL) then the news would do their jobs for the people and expose the weaknesses of candidates. That is the way the system is supposed to work.

Imagine taking the bias out of news? All day cable news would disappear along with all that advertising money.

[Hoonose]

In more normal times our elected President endures a longer public/political vetting process with ongoing scrutiny by other pols, staff and of course the public. So wack-o's are generally fairly well defined before they take office.

[Wapasha]

Originally Posted by reed067

Psychological evaluation is defined as a way of testing people about their behavior, personality, and capabilities to draw conclusions using combinations of techniques. Over the years, it has developed from unethical methods of locking people up for tests to the many different strategies seen today.


Before we elect another president, or allow them to toss their hat into the ring, should they be tested first not just for their safety but ours as well?

If that ever became US law, then the field of psychiatry would become 100% dominated by liberal Democrats.