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if we relax the "natural-born" requirement, can we institute an intelligence and general competence test instead?

Posted by znufrii May 30 '12, 10:39

and an open-book ethics exam?

Responses:

Anyone smart enough to be president is smart enough to know not to. -- nm - Spawn May 30, 11:19
Presidents are elected to lead, not to read -- nm - con_carne May 30, 11:09
You bet. And I get to write the questions. - Dr.Vermin May 30, 11:01
so you want every future president to be that Chinese kid in math class that sat in the third row? -- nm - zork May 30, 10:56
The residency thing I dont care about.....but would love an intelligence test..... - Walt_Disney May 30, 10:49
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- "Psst, New York Times, what's the answer for #17?" -- nm - znu, taking test May 30, 11:02
- f*cking ethics exam... - znufrii May 30, 10:42
It'd be a lot easier if we just restricted it to white men. -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 10:41 3
- That doesn't prove their worthiness, now if they owned land.... -- nm - Ender May 30, 10:46 2
  - Even in Florida, they know better than to elect renters. -- nm - Dr.Vermin May 30, 10:46 1
    - *shudder* -- nm - Don Homer May 30, 10:50
No. -- nm - mara May 30, 10:41
Elitist! -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) May 30, 10:41

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