What is sad is that these are the only requirements listed for holding these offices of power within our government. Doesn't require any experience, or background in politics even though many of the holders of these offices are career politicians and many times corruption flows through their veins.
Also included are their term limits.
President
Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents at least one of whom was a U.S. citizen at the time) may serve president of the United States
One must also be at least 35 years of age to be president.
Finally, one must live in the United States for at least 14 years to be president, in addition to being a natural-born citizen.
Limited to being elected to a total of 2 four-year terms (except that a president who has already completed more than two years of an unfinished term may be elected in his own right only once); becoming President by succession may happen to someone an unlimited number of times (for example, if he is Vice President and the President dies or resigns).
Representative
Be at least 25 years of age.
Be a citizen of the United States for at least seven years prior to election.
Be a current resident of the state he or she is chosen to represent.
Unlimited two-year terms (This is wrong due to the corruption that has overtaken our government) This needs to be corrected before the career corrupt politicians run our country into the ground.
Senator
Be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years at the time of election to the Senate.
Be a current resident of the state one is elected to represent in the Senate.
Unlimited six-year terms (This too is wrong due to the corruption that has overtaken our government) This needs to be corrected a well before the career corrupt politicians run our country into the ground.
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