what do you mean by this that only retired actors and actress should be allowed to run for public office?
104235
Anyone can run for most public offices. Check your local laws. National offices have certain requirements that must be met. For example, to run for Senator the Constitution states:\nNo person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.\n \nThe Constitution is a very interesting and informative document. Every American should read it.
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Election of a government in USA is one great movie and I guess hollywood is taking lessons from that hyperbole. Can you ever undermine the acting skills of a politician? How good would be the actors in front of hardcore politicians? Have you not seen politicians coming out to cameras with a wonderful plastic smile when they are into deepest of problems? Hollywood will never catch up with the US politicians - they have a class much higher than OSCAR. What have you missed in US in the last decade than in the Hollywood movies? You had sex, terror, fighting and what not!!
870252
i disagree with you...but i think we should be looking at any public office holder often to make sure they are making the lives of the people they serve better....not the corps or lobbyists....\nthe normal everyday people whos lives they have power over.
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Yes, but limited.\n\nWhat they do in their bedrooms should not be a concern of the public.  But beyond that, they should be as transparent as possible.  \n\nBy assuming governmental positions, they should expect the heighten public scrutiny - especially their finances.  This is the only way to keep corruption out of the government.  \n\nAs for the personal scandals, it's the same as every other celebrity.  People have a desire to know everything.  When they throw themselves into the limelight, they should already know and willing to pay the price.  They are literally “public figures”.
1007752
Corruption and extreamly old politicians
170213
Why not? Everyone else is allowed to. The better question is, should anybody care? Why is a celebrity's opinion any more important than mine?
973113
Professional politicians.
48085
Polititians are the biggest crooks in all of humanity. They can Serve for four years and get pensions, medical benefits for them and their families and much more. In the meantime these bastards keep people with over twenty years on that job from receiving the same benefits, and that is why they are called crooks- so run, go vote for your local crook.  polititian.
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I think it should be obvious to every citizen who votes regularly that the vast majority of congress, and also the executive branch never represent the voters who elect them (except during election campaigns) are beholden to the special interests that finance their elections and other perquisites. The reason I say it should be obvious, is the the millions of dollars a candidate spends to win elections to an office that pays anywhere from about $160,000 to $400,000 annually just doesn't wash. I don't think it is to serve the country. But, I have a solution, unlike our representatives who can only state what problems exist,and appoint committees to study them.\nAny elected representative (including the President) who accepts money or gifts, and any person proffering such graft, should subject to confinement in prison for a long period of time. Elections should be financed by the taxpayers. Equal free TV time should be furnished by all TV stations without cost to every bonafide candidate. After all, the air waves belong to the public and the FCC should see to it. One more thing. Every elected official should serve no more than six years in any position and then he is through with politics, PERIOD! He goes back to his regular job, lives the laws he passed and becomes a working citizen. No special health care programs, ABSOLUTELY no retirement pension. The might consider joining a lobbying firm, but they would also be outlawed in my version of Utopian Republic.
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Unlike "nvlawyer"- "showbiz" folks are the same as most anything-supply and demand dictates how much they can demand for a paycheck, not the performers themselves. In the case of elected officials, I have often shared the belief and opinion that so many candidates are millionaires, and multimillionaires, that when they choose to go into "public office" for the "good of the their constituents" they should do it pro bono, i.e., for no pay, such as our Governor in California, "AHroldt" has.
960359
Ugh as a registered democrat I would like to say no and be able to mean it, but sadly in our celebrity obsessed culture, what the people who are paid to entertain sadly does influence people.
741226
To hold public office means that a person has to be capable of holding the public trust.  I guess one would have to know about the criminal history to be able to judge.  If it is a crime like "civil disobedience" to protest systemic unfairness, then that should not be a disqualifier.  If a person is seeking to be the State Treasurer and has a history of embezzlement. . .then it would be hard to sell the idea that this person would be the ideal candidate for the job.
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There is no law stating that she cannot run so long as she is a natural born citizen of the U.S. and over the age of 35.\n\nTo inpurplesilk, the two terms need not be consecutive.  President Garfield served two nonconsecutive terms.  It just states that you cannot serve more than two terms.
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for me....YES, but the problem is, who will replace?....those who are actors and actresess, who are really popular? no, way.....I think the good solution is, nobody would become a PRES.anymore....Lets start our ownselves coz development and improvement is just in our hands...
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We need to abolish the party system entirely forcing every candidate to run as an independent and let all people have an equal fair chance at getting into office by running on the issues and only the issues. Also we need collective lifetime term limits of four to five times being elected to any office. This must be done to eliminate Carrier politicians which exist in both parties that have been permanently bought.
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No.  She is way too liberal even for mainstream Democrats and she is really ignorant about what is actually going on in the world.  Celebrities usually don't make good politicians because they live in sheltered little celebrity lives where they are surrounded by yes men.  They really don't have a clue about the general population.  A big exception to this was Ronald Reagan.  He was a great president and a mediocre actor!
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Yes they are. They are public figures. If you are elected, appointed to a public post, are a judge or work for the government, you become a public figure. When that happens, you have to disclose your bank statements, You are also a public figure if you win the lottery, are published or printed in the newspaper or if you become famous for some reason.\n\nThey have their taxes audited more often, if they make more than $120,000 they can be watched by the FBI and CIA for any reason. If they buy a car or are married or divorced, they aren't protected from the paparazzi. There are a lot of reasons why being a public official is a pain. That is why so many people don't want to do that kind of work.