Here's an exceptionally silly article from Matt Yglesias, pushing the concept so that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can run in 2020. His arguments as to why AOC (or ACO) should run are somewhat amusing:
I suspect that AOC has that nickname because her full name is 11 syllables long.
But as silly an argument for changing the constitution as Yglesias makes, it strikes me that revisiting the qualifications for the Presidency might not be a bad idea. Is there a good reason not to allow under 35s to be President? Is it important that immigrants be forever barred from the highest office in the land?
My thoughts? I think the age requirement of 35 is reasonable but somewhat arbitrary. And in general I'd been in favor of allowing immigrants who had become citizens to run for President, possibly with some minimum residency requirement.
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One good sign that AOC should run for president is that she has a nickname — AOC. A House Democratic staffer told me the other day that “ACO” was a good example of something, and I knew exactly who she meant despite the error because there aren’t any other members of Congress who have widely recognized nicknames that you would just drop into casual conversation. |
But as silly an argument for changing the constitution as Yglesias makes, it strikes me that revisiting the qualifications for the Presidency might not be a bad idea. Is there a good reason not to allow under 35s to be President? Is it important that immigrants be forever barred from the highest office in the land?
My thoughts? I think the age requirement of 35 is reasonable but somewhat arbitrary. And in general I'd been in favor of allowing immigrants who had become citizens to run for President, possibly with some minimum residency requirement.
via International Skeptics Forum https://ift.tt/2ErK1az
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