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[–] Jerkules_Jerkules 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I like Arny a lot more than anyone else I have seen looking for the position please, no more celebrity politicians.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Jerkules_Jerkules 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As of now, yes. However, there are a lot of people in the US who would like to change the stipulation that naturalized citizens can not be president. So a push for this could pass, especially for someone like Schwarzenegger who is a republican and the right kind of immigrant.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That would require a constitutional amendment, and if you think the country has any chance of passing any of those with polarization as high as it is, I've got a bridge to sell you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This was actually proposed by the delightful Orrin Hatch en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Opportunity_to_Govern_Amendment

But Ahnie decided to bareback the housekeeper instead, so it quietly went away.

[–] Jerkules_Jerkules 0 points 1 year ago

At this moment? No. However things were not always like this and won't always be like this. If someone like Schwarzenegger was around in the 70s or 80s I could definitely see it, as the idea was popular then as well.

[–] BeefPiano 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree that we don’t need more celebrities, but he has more government experience than the last guy. Not an endorsement, just showing he cleared the incredibly low bar.