Thereâs nothing wrong with someone running for office without being a tenured politician. A primary or general election will weed out any woefully unqualified candidates, and if that doesnât, anyone truly terrible will be replaced in the next election cycle.
Senator Patty Murray of Washington famously campaigned as âa mom in tennis shoesâ and had only been a teacher beforehand.
Thatâs not what he meant. You donât need to be a tenured politician, but you need some, at least ANY civil service expertise and experience.
Imagine if you âelectedâ 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 didnât 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.
Imagine if you âelectedâ a doctor who never went to medical school, or a solider who never went to training, or a lawyer who never went to college.
Doesnât the US do exactly that with cops, prosecutors and judges? Fuck, what a shithole.
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 donât know case law theyâll probably suffer badly at the job.
Cops on the other hand are just handed a gun and told to go police people.
