i'd be in favor of an amendment requiring 4 years in a public service role to qualify for being president
. . . so maybe some other screen would be better, with fewer potential downsides
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But if the goal is to ensure that the prez has experience in govt specifically, what other screen could there be?
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I'm not trying to screen for, eg, prez with policies I like. Just one that knows inner workings of DC first-hand
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That would screen out governors tho
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Inner workings of how government functions, I should have said.
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Seems we could discuss a large number of restrictions that would plausibly improve candidate pool, but why not just let the market decide?
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Because a big part of the political market is the construction of the choice set before the market gets a say, and also...
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some aspects of market manipulation (ie advertising and isn't-this-unusual coverage) favor this particular segment of underqualified peeps
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Seems like one way around this is strengthening parties by abolishing or sharply limiting primaries, like in the old days More feasible too
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