I think free speech, competitive media and honest elections would sort it out - let the voters decide who is qualified.
We don’t need another commission of “experts” to set aptitude standards and limit our options of who we can vote for. Any such commission would just be targeted for corruption by the Left.
If there were fair debates, no media censorship, and honest elections - there is no way Joe Biden would ever have gotten anywhere close to the White House.
The corruption, the senility, the arrogance, the elitism…. it would have been right there for all to see.
But they hid it - they used their media monopoly to deceive the people - then when even that wasn’t enough - they outright stole the election just to make sure.
I agree. I was not looking for tests in that sense. I was thinking of how many branches of Government does America have and what are the functions. Just basic understanding of what how Government works. Clearly people are elected without that information. Anyone could read a pamphlet and answer a few questions. As far as mental status those tests are measures of gross dementia. Do you know the day, where you are, can you repeat 5 words draw a clock face and put a time on that face when requested. Many of the current senators would fail. In most positions of responsibility there are health exams required.
A mental status exam is part of a general health exam although it is often passed with answers to the general questions about health & the conversation between doctor & patient rather than formally administered. Many CEO are required to take a yearly exam. The President & VOP do, so why not the house & senators.