American Sang Royal
October 1st, 2007 by Steve
One of the often overlooked features of the U.S. Constitution is the minimal qualifications for running for office. The Constitution says that any natural-born citizen—male or female—over the age of 35 can be president.
Perhaps we should add one limitation: No current members of the House of Representatives can run for president.
Aside from his obvious intent of bashing Ron Paul, what’s the reasoning behind his proposal?
So why can’t [Dr. Paul] win? First, Americans do not see House members as presidential material. We have only elected one in our history and that was in 1880. Second, he would be 73 at the time of the election, and that is too old for Americans. Third, when he ran for higher office, such as for the Senate in 1984 and as the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1988, he received less than one-half of 1 percent of the popular vote.
Sure, wins by Congressmen are rare. But I can think of another office whose holders have never succeeded in their presidential runs. Of course, we won’t be hearing from Dr. Coulter about that.
Perhaps we should limit eligibility exclusively to members of the Bush or Clinton dynasties. It shouldn’t matter that the establishment of an American monarchy is unconstitutional; we’ve been disregarding that “outdated” document for years anyway.
UPDATE: In response to those of you brave enough to e-mail to let me know I had a typo in the title, thanks. However, it wasn’t a typo.
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