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In reply to the discussion: Shouldn't all people running for president or any high level office be required to pass a top [View all]DFW
(60,474 posts)Anyone filing to run for the office of President of the United States, Vice-President of the United States, U.S. Senator or member of the U.S. House of Representatives must pass the same test that any applicant for U.S. citizenship must pass before citizenship is granted.
Said persons will be given the test upon application to be a candidate for such office, and again immediately prior to taking the oath of such office. Failure to pass the test shall be the same standards for foreign applicants for citizenship. Failure to successfully complete the test will serve as an immediate disqualifier for either candidacy or taking office. Special elections shall be held for those seats in Congress suddenly vacant, and the Speaker of the House at the time of the election shall be interim President.
There is no justification for an incoming president knowing less about being an American citizen than a dishwasher from Guatemala who risked his/her life to get here and then worked his/her ass off to be able to pass the citizenship test.
**Though Republicans would scream bloody murder at the idea, they should really thank me. Such a rule would raise the average IQ of the Republicans in Washington by about 25 points.