(04-28-2017 08:13 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(04-28-2017 06:43 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  I think we need to make a formal application, which every citizen can read, a requirement for running for President. And when a candidate fills it out, they have to do it by themselves with no assistance...

Quote:President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House.

"I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," Trump told Reuters in an interview. "This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN17U0CA

Curious about what you think some of the questions should be, and which ones would have tripped Trump up.

Possibilities:
1. Do you think this is an easy job? (yes answer disqualifies)
2. Do you know any Russians, or anybody from another country? (yes answer disqualifies)
3. Do you speak with the gravitas of an erudite person? ( if you have to ask what this means, you are disqualified)

We have a verbal application now, called the primary system. Should we do away with that?

I sincerely hope you were just popping off and not serious.

I actually would have liked to have known what Trump knew about how government was organized and what each branch's powers were. From the debates it was obvious he was ignorant of this, but it was subtle.

Questions like:

What roles do you believe the POTUS plays in a functioning society?
What responsibilities and day to day tasks should the POTUS be responsible for?
How does legislation get passed?

Those are basic questions that tell you about, not only the candidates views on government, but also their fundamental understanding of how our government works.

I don't get why you responded in the way you did to my comment - do you think Trump is qualified?

The primaries obviously did not do a good job in being able to illustrate that Trump had a fundamental misunderstanding of the difficulties and complexities of being president, which is not good. So hey, why not try and supplement what already exists?