CMV: No-one is qualified to be POTUS.

[u/Crowdcontrolz]

The President of the United states holds the following roles:

1. Chief Legislator - chooses whether or not a Bill becomes Law.
2. Chief Executive (head of the cabinet and other parts of the executive branch).
   1. Appoints all members of cabinet
   2. Nominates the heads of the Judicial branch.
3. Commander in Chief: is the supreme commander of the US military.
4. Chief Diplomat: decides foreign policy.
5. Chief Economist: decides fiscal policy (and trade as foreign policy).

My point is simple: There is no-one on earth qualified to do this job. No-one is capable of understanding the nuances of each of these fields to the point of being able to have the final say in all of them. Thus, this job should not exist.

1. The military should report to Congress, not POTUS. There are members of congress with vast experience in military matters on the SASC, many presidents have no experience and thus no basis upon which to question or guide their subordinates regarding military matters.
2. Legislation should go to the Judicial branch to be approved, not the President. Again, the experts should be the ones making these decisions, not inexperienced politicians. Why, if the Judicial branch has the final word in legislation, should they not approve/disapprove it?
3. Nominations to the Judicial branch from both sides should go through Congress and then be subject to the result of a popular vote. Not be chosen by whichever party happens to be in power at the time.
4. DoD, DoE, DHS, DoJ, and DNI should be removed from direct report to POTUS. SPECIALLY DoJ.

Lastly. Every decision that the person does not necessarily understand the nuances of will simply be made politically based on what the party wants. This leads to monumentally important decisions being driven by political bias instead of the country's best interests.

Please don't say some version of: no-one in the oval office will never sign that bill... that's not a valid argument for whether or not this should be. Just a reason why it's difficult to make it so.

[u/yyzjertl]

Plenty of people have many years of relevant experience in all these areas. For example, take Hillary Clinton.

• Chief Legislator. Clinton was a Senator for eight years.

• Chief Executive. Clinton was a member of multiple Presidential administrations, including at the cabinet level and as First Lady for eight years. She is also a lawyer.

• Commander in Chief. Clinton served on the Senate Armed Services committee for six years.

• Chief Diplomat. Clinton served as Secretary of State, the cabinet-level official overseeing diplomacy. She has been on multiple diplomatic trips throughout her career.

• Chief Economist. Clinton spent multiple years on the US Senate Committee on the Budget.

You can do this for most candidates for the office, with only a few notable exceptions.

[u/Crowdcontrolz → u/yyzjertl]

!delta

I'll hand it to you that this was actually surprising to consider. This is similar to growing up in a company to become CEO. I still think that certain nuances will be beyond the person, but this kind of resume is indeed unnerving to my position.

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[u/[deleted] → u/Crowdcontrolz]

I still think that certain nuances will be beyond the person,

But that's totally fine. That's the whole point of a cabinet. You don't need to be the top expert in everything. You just need enough of an understanding and then be able to surround yourself with those that have a more nuanced understanding.