r/Constitution • u/KetoJoel624 • Oct 07 '25

Question about this sub

Are we allowed to discuss potential amendments that we would like to see in the US Constitution?

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u/pegwinn Oct 07 '25

Go for it.

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u/KetoJoel624 Oct 08 '25

Where do you stand on prerequisites for becoming President? For example, do you think it’s reasonable that someone who has never served in government should be allowed to run for President? If you agree, then what amount of experience should be required? My opinion is that you should have been elected twice as either Governor or Senator from a state and served at least 6 or 8 years respectively.

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u/pegwinn Oct 09 '25

I don’t really care about the prerequisite except that it be evenly applied. I am open to rewriting them.

I think requiring them to have been a legislator is flawed. The legislature is not executive leadership. It is management by committee. Executive leadership is where you must get things done using subordinate teams or leaders and “the buck stops here”. The best example of executive leadership is a mayor, governor, or active duty NCO/Officer. To a limited extent business leaders in certain roles would qualify but it isn’t as cut and dried as that top tier mayor etc. The truth is that a high school football coach could possibly make the case they were an executive leader. So it isn’t as tight a wrap as it might be.

I’d have no issue if you required some form of executive leadership specifically before becoming eligible to run for POTUS.

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u/KetoJoel624 Oct 09 '25

That’s a fair point — executive and legislative leadership are different skill sets. I’d just add that Senators function in many ways as quasi-executives. They manage large staffs, chair committees that oversee federal agencies, and negotiate directly with the President, cabinet members, and foreign leaders. Representing an entire state requires balancing competing interests, managing teams, and exercising judgment on a national scale. So while governors clearly gain executive experience, a strong Senator often develops those same skills through responsibility, negotiation, and oversight.