• ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    That’s not what he meant. You don’t need to be a tenured politician, but you need some, at least ANY civil service expertise and experience.

    Imagine if you “elected” a doctor who never went to medical school, or a solider who never went to training, or a lawyer who never went to college.

    They would all be fired on their first day, if they didn’t kill someone first.

    Also a general election will not weed out woeful applicants. Charisma, and an experienced team will get you very far.

    Potential choices should be heavily vetted and thoroughly trained.

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      Imagine if you “elected” a doctor who never went to medical school, or a solider who never went to training, or a lawyer who never went to college.

      Doesn’t the US do exactly that with cops, prosecutors and judges? Fuck, what a shithole.

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        Not completely?

        For how shit they are, prosecutors must be licensed and BAR certified lawyers.

        Judges however do not need to have a law degree. Which is fucked up and horrific. Though if they don’t know case law they’ll probably suffer badly at the job.

        Cops on the other hand are just handed a gun and told to go police people.