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You have to show your what now?
Nikki Haley proposes making any politician above a "certain age" in the House, Senate or White House pass some sort of cognitive test.
"Like just like you have to show your tax returns."
"Like just like you have to show your tax returns."
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You have to show your what now? (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2021
OP
Better idea: Any office holder must take a civics test and if they fail they leave
Lettuce Be
Nov 2021
#3
kacekwl
(7,031 posts)1. Surely that would
eliminate a good portion of Republicans. I say start at 35.
Javaman
(62,540 posts)2. okay, nikki, you're 49 yrs old. lets start with the age 49. nt
Lettuce Be
(2,337 posts)3. Better idea: Any office holder must take a civics test and if they fail they leave
Have of the State Reps are dumber than rocks and have zero idea how government even works. They fully understand how fund raising works though.
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)4. The only cognitive test you need is to ask who won the 2020 Election?
Whiskeytide
(4,464 posts)5. Person, woman, man, camera, TV. And extra points. n/t
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)6. DUzy!
Whiskeytide
(4,464 posts)11. I stole it from a T-shirt I saw on-line a few months back. n/t
2naSalit
(87,055 posts)12. I second that!
Even if it was stolen!
Initech
(100,165 posts)8. Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Still can't believe that was a thing that happened!
Initech
(100,165 posts)7. Let's start with Joe Manchin who owns a Maserati and a yacht.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)9. Forget "certain age" and do everybody. No age descrimination.
tanyev
(42,707 posts)10. How about psychological evaluations, Nikki?
You know, to weed out dark triad malignant narcissists.
onethatcares
(16,225 posts)13. she has those zealot eyes
and her zeal is for tfg.