No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
By all metrics but age I am eligible to be President. So let us examine John Jay’s Federalist Paper justifying the Constitution so I can dismantle the argument by which age is justified as a metric for eligibility.
The inference which naturally results from these considerations is this, that the 1 President and senators so chosen will always be of the number of those who best understand our national interests, whether considered in relation to the several States or to foreign nations , 2 who are best able to promote those interests, and whose reputation for integrity inspires and merits confidence. With such men* the power of making treaties may be safely lodged.
* When this was written women couldn’t vote or own property. Black people were property. Both were unable to hold office.
1 I believe our national interest should be reducing debt, lowering the cost of living, forcing data centers out of cities, getting our troops home safe, rebuilding interconnected community
2 When it comes to US interest not a single other candidate is going tackle the housing or healthcare issue as head on as me. And both sides have shown little resistance or blatant encouragement of data centers, further escalations in the Iran War, Aid to genocidal expansionist regime of Israel, supporting our farmers.
My reputation and integrity shall be shown on the campaign trail. However presidents from both sides have shown massive lapses in integrity. The reason I show these is to say that age does not filter for the factors of reputation and integrity.
Joe Biden
Mishandling Covid-19
Not stepping down due to mental decline
Funded Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Barack Obama
Used IRS to target political parties he may have disagreed with or held opposing views to.
Failure to close Guantanamo Bay
Military strikes in civilians zones
Funded Israel’s genocide in Gaza
Donald Trump
The sexual abuse of E. Jean Carroll
Depicting Barack and Michelle as monkeys
Making the American people pay for the west wing
Increasing medicaid and medicare subsidies
Progressing the genocide of the Palestinians via the board of peace
Starting the Iran War
Not justifying the Iran War
Covering up the Epstein Files
I bring these up to discuss how the Trump administration has disregarded the Constitution in a much larger degree and how changing who is eligible to run for office is not a new idea
Constitutional Violations
1st & 2nd amendment: Following the shooting of Alex Pretti, many in the trump administration denounced the idea that you can protest while holding a firearm. The President’s voice has the power to chill free speech no m.
1st Making it illegal to burn a flag in protest
4th Multiple ICE has said they have received a letter to enter homes with a warrant
22nd Has taken money for a 3rd and continuously talked about and has yet to deny it.
Constitutional Amendments
Women’s Suffrage Movement- While the two hallmarks of the women’s suffrage movement are women’s right to vote and no fault divorce. Another notable result of the women’s suffrage movement is the ending of coverture allowing women to enter public office and represent her constituent.
Civil Rights Movement- The 13th amendment changed the laws of slavery from race targeting to moral targeting. Several laws were passed to try and rectify, control, and stop the racism found with in elected officials