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Why don't countries add harder requirements for becoming a President(Like having a PhD/master degree, having a certain amount of experience in politics,...etc)? (piefed.world)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1499200/why-don-t-countries-add-harder-requirements-for-becoming-a-president-like-having-a-decor

It seems to me the obvious next step.

I mean if other jobs requirements like IT and even accounting had started asking for more certifications and experience to work, then why the heck shouldn't presidents get asked to be more qualified for their jobs?

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[–] 48 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's fundamentally more democratic. A president isn't simply a job, but meant to be a representative of the people, so it should be a role that's open to whoever the people choose.

As for the problem of horrible people becoming president, I think the better way to tackle that is to limit and distribute the president's powers. Presidential systems suck, having so much power rest on a single person, even a democratically elected one, is just a bad idea.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Yeah grow up and get a prime minister like a real country. They're generally pretty boring and if they fuck around we fire them immediately.

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