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what qualification does one need to be US President (besides being born in the US and of certain age)? celebrities certainly won’t be doing any open heart surge

what qualification does one need to be US President (besides being born in the US and of certain age)? celebrities certainly won’t be doing any open heart surgeries anytime soon :) so there are things you absolutely do not need any qualitications for (Actor/Actress, US President) and there those you do (Surgeon, Attorney…)

squigz 1y ago
The idea that you shouldn't need qualifications - which, might I add, is not the same as certification - to be the President of The United States is a wild one.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  I am not sure if there is a single country now (or there was one ever) where there were any requirements/qualifications needed to be the President
  - SenHeng 1y ago
    https://www.eld.gov.sg/candidate_presidential_qualify.html https://www.eld.gov.sg/candidate_presidential_qualify.html > Public sector service requirement > The public sector service requirement is that the person has: held office for three or more years as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker of Parliament, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary; > Private sector service requirement > The private sector service requirement is that the person has: served as the chief executive of a company and the following four criteria are met:
chickensong 1y ago
You need to be rich and well connected.
- bdangubic 1y ago
  Obama was neither
  - harvey9 1y ago
    He might have started out as neither but to get a run at the party nomination required that he developed some good connections first.
    - bdangubic 1y ago
      yea for sure POTUS (or even just party candidate) will eventually be both you you don’t need to be either to begin with (though it obviously helps, more and more countries are choosing billionaires to run them :) )
  - chickensong 1y ago
    He was a Harvard graduate, published author, senator, millionaire, prior to running for president.

squigz 1y ago

The idea that you shouldn't need qualifications - which, might I add, is not the same as certification - to be the President of The United States is a wild one.

bdangubic 1y ago
I am not sure if there is a single country now (or there was one ever) where there were any requirements/qualifications needed to be the President
- SenHeng 1y ago
  https://www.eld.gov.sg/candidate_presidential_qualify.html https://www.eld.gov.sg/candidate_presidential_qualify.html > Public sector service requirement > The public sector service requirement is that the person has: held office for three or more years as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker of Parliament, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary; > Private sector service requirement > The private sector service requirement is that the person has: served as the chief executive of a company and the following four criteria are met:

chickensong 1y ago

You need to be rich and well connected.

bdangubic 1y ago
Obama was neither
- harvey9 1y ago
  He might have started out as neither but to get a run at the party nomination required that he developed some good connections first.
  - bdangubic 1y ago
    yea for sure POTUS (or even just party candidate) will eventually be both you you don’t need to be either to begin with (though it obviously helps, more and more countries are choosing billionaires to run them :) )
- chickensong 1y ago
  He was a Harvard graduate, published author, senator, millionaire, prior to running for president.