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Dookieman12@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There’s a reason most of the presidents we consider the best were former military. They have that experience. They also tended to avoid conflicts whenever possible. It’s not a coincidence.

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  • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I thought you had to be ex-military in order to be considered fit to run for president?

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    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not at all. Trump famously got a bullshit diagnosis of bone spurs to dodge the draft.

      The U.S. Constitution states that the president must:

      1. Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.
      2. Be at least 35 years old.
      3. Have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

      Beyond that, it’s just what the people want to consider required qualifications.

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    • Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Dubya was in the Texas Air National Guard.

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