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In reply to the discussion: The minimum age of 35 to be President is such an unnecessary rule [View all]MineralMan
(146,192 posts)2. Is it unnecessary? How many 25 year olds do you know that you'd
trust to be President? I don't know any, and I know lots of people that age. The reality is that it's highly unlikely that anyone under the age of about 45 will have accumulated enough life experience and reputation to even be considered seriously as a potential President.
However, if you have some names to put out there, I'm sure you'll get some comments.
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Why, some things in life comes from life experiences, it doesn't have anything to do witht he polls.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2015
#1
but other young artists WOULD...and THAT is the point...we need WISDOM in that office
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#27
OMG....seriously you don't get it? It doesn't mean EVERYONE that gets old is wise...
VanillaRhapsody
Jan 2015
#43
The fact that an adult is prohibited from running for office due to age is a limitation on free speech.
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#10
No it isn't. A 34 and a 35 year old could say exactly the same things, it is nothing one said and
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#14
Running for President often results in the amplification of your voice, that is important as ideas.
Fred Sanders
Jan 2015
#15
With amending the Constitution being so easy, why not just go for it if you want?
pinboy3niner
Jan 2015
#3
Some of them far and away over the 50, 60, 70, and 80 year olds punching holes in the ship now.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#16
So what? I'm just saying ideally candidates should be judged on their own merits no age restrictions
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#20
Yes, if the 32 year old candidate isn't up to snuff then don't vote for them.
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#23
But Palin is over 35, I thought we were talking about age of a candidate being criticality important
TheKentuckian
Jan 2015
#47
When the US constitution was written, the British PM was Pitt the Younger - started aged 24 in 1783
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2015
#12
I only meant the comment as a joke, I did know that if you made it past childhood...
Silent3
Jan 2015
#31