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Raven

(13,872 posts)
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:05 PM Aug 2020

No question in my mind: any presidential candidate from now on must undergo a battery of psyc. tests

before they can be put on the ballot. They can figure out how to establish an impartial panel to administer these test but this must be done. Right now we are being held hostage by a complete nutcase. It is only by the grace of some almighty being that we are not at war and by saying that I may have spoken too soon.

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No question in my mind: any presidential candidate from now on must undergo a battery of psyc. tests (Original Post) Raven Aug 2020 OP
Why put such an onus on others? tRump is the problem, and he is unique. stopbush Aug 2020 #1
He is not unique. There is an entire Republican Party and Raven Aug 2020 #2
And what is greytdemocrat Aug 2020 #11
No one is impartial fescuerescue Aug 2020 #3
and release tax returns Skittles Aug 2020 #4
And there should be some requirement for Binkie The Clown Aug 2020 #5
How would you propose we add all those additional requirements MichMan Aug 2020 #6
Hell, I would settle for a $25 Experian. Baked Potato Aug 2020 #7
No, this would just be used against us...voters need to be smarter. Trump is a Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #8
No battery of tests necessary, just don't look the other way when someone shows who they are. unitedwethrive Aug 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Aug 2020 #10

stopbush

(24,378 posts)
1. Why put such an onus on others? tRump is the problem, and he is unique.
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:16 PM
Aug 2020

I expect the Rs to spend time and energy trying to restrict President Biden as a reaction to their enabling that POS tRump to get away with murder.

Should Obama have had to face such a panel? Bill Clinton? Hillary?

Raven

(13,872 posts)
2. He is not unique. There is an entire Republican Party and
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:21 PM
Aug 2020

about 30% of the voters who are stark raving mad. The next republican candidate will come from that sick pool. And I don't think that Obama or either of the Clintons would have objected to a fair test.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)
3. No one is impartial
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:34 PM
Aug 2020

DO you know anyone who is impartial to Trump?

Who selects the panel? Who selects the selectors? Who selects the selectors who selects the panel? You get the idea

Having an impartial panel who selects qualified candidates would be wonderful. But so would flying cars.



Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
5. And there should be some requirement for
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 10:51 PM
Aug 2020

some previous background in an elected or appointed public office for some kind so the candidate at least has a vague idea of how government works. Something like you can't be a president unless you've previously been a congressman, or governor, or mayor of a major city, a district judge, etc. etc. No more real estate con men.

Demsrule86

(68,352 posts)
8. No, this would just be used against us...voters need to be smarter. Trump is a
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 11:50 PM
Aug 2020

self inflicted wound...but her emails and Stein kind of voters, many who call themselves progressive caused this.

unitedwethrive

(1,997 posts)
9. No battery of tests necessary, just don't look the other way when someone shows who they are.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 12:04 AM
Aug 2020

The media, and many other people, were trying so hard to have him fit into the role of a politician - although with personal quirks - that the obvious toxic faults of his psyche were ignored.

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