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If you were elected President of the United States, what is the first thing you would do?

Posted - September 6, 2020

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  • 16262
    Put back all of the Obama-era environmental protections that His Royal Orangeness removed.
      September 6, 2020 8:09 AM MDT
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  • Same. 
      September 7, 2020 10:01 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Kick out Jared, Eric and all the other Trump relatives & friends people that the Donald placed in such high positions.
    Drain the swamp. This post was edited by Kittigate at September 6, 2020 6:36 PM MDT
      September 6, 2020 8:25 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    Funny that the only other answers have come from non-Americans who couldn't be elected POTUS even in their dreams.
      September 6, 2020 8:41 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Best advice can come from outside observers.
      September 6, 2020 8:59 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    But your answer isn't advice. It's wishful thinking based on your agenda and opinions.
      September 6, 2020 10:05 AM MDT
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  • Right, because no president should have or has ever had an agenda they wish to implement. 
      September 7, 2020 10:02 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    Agendas are about policy. Unless asked to stay, people from the previous administration always leave. So Kittigate didn't really do anything but express Trump hatred - which, I suppose, has its place - and call it advice.
      September 7, 2020 10:34 AM MDT
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  • 52954

      So far. The only other answers so far.

    The question was posed, people answered it, simple as that. Just because you take exception with their countries of origin or their nationalities doesn’t make their responses less valid.  You’re taking it far more seriously than necessary when trying to parcel out who’s eligible to become US president and who is not.  It’s just not that serious of a question. 

    I answered it also, and there is absolutely no way on earth that I could even qualify to run for US political office, what with things in my history that would never pass the background checks.




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      September 6, 2020 10:52 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    "the only other answers have come..." I qualified it with "have come," which renders "so far" unnecessary and redundant.
      September 6, 2020 10:57 AM MDT
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  • 52954

     

      Nope, nice try. 


    That “have come” refers to the source, not the time period. You didn’t wait until other people answered. 

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      September 6, 2020 10:58 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    Nope. "Have come" referred to the answers posted before mine.
      September 6, 2020 11:12 AM MDT
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  • 32700
    The only qualifications are age 35 and  a natural born citizen.  There maybe things in you past that would prevent you from being elected but not from meeting the qualifications.  

    As you said people have answered. Some more serious than others that is what makes this site so good. We are all different and bring different things to the table. 
      September 6, 2020 11:06 AM MDT
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  • 52954

     

      If you knew my past, you’d know I’d never get near the door.  As usual, I’m being less serious about this question than it may have been intended.
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      September 6, 2020 11:09 AM MDT
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  • 16262
    Eight of the first nine Presidents actually didn't meet this requirement - hence the grandfather clause, which is no longer relevant. There are a lot of anachronisms in the Constitution.
      September 6, 2020 4:13 PM MDT
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  • 32700
    ...a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution. 

    None of these early Presidents had to be Naturalized as a citizen. They were natural citizens just not at birth as the USA was not in existance at their birth.
      September 7, 2020 6:02 AM MDT
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  • 16262
    existance   existence. That's the grandfather clause. Should be edited out, there is nobody alive today who was born before that.
      September 7, 2020 6:06 AM MDT
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  • 32700
    No. It belongs there. It explains why those first Presidents met the requirements.  We do not edit anything out of the Constitution. 
      September 7, 2020 6:15 AM MDT
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  • 16262
    18th Amendment.
      September 7, 2020 5:03 PM MDT
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  • 32700
    The 18th amendment was neither removed nor edited. 

    As I said we do NOT EDIT the Constitution. 
      September 7, 2020 6:13 PM MDT
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  • 32700
    I would strictly enforce the Hyde amendment....no tax money to any business that performs abortions. 

    Eliminate income tax and go to national sales tax via the Fair Tax. 


      September 6, 2020 9:50 AM MDT
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  • 44232
    Banish all lobbyists.
      September 6, 2020 9:53 AM MDT
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  • 13260
    That will never happen. Too many vested interests involved.
      September 7, 2020 11:05 AM MDT
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  • 44232
    Yeah...unfortunately.
      September 7, 2020 11:40 AM MDT
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