Should veteran status be required to run for political office?

[ARC1092]

Yes

No

[NamerOfStars]

Goodness, no. More militancy is the LAST thing we need.

[Avicenna]

Although I'm a veteran myself, I don't think that it's a realistic requirement.

[msc545]

What does veterans status have to do with performance or adequacy or anything else in regard to public office? This seems like a very old archaic notion that you probably should forget about.

[Siri137]

No, of course not. That would be silly.

[ARC1092]

So then you believe that it's okay for individuals who never served or who have never gone to combat to be able to send others to fight?

If someone is not willing to do it themselves or has never done it, they should not have the authority to send others to do it.

[Siri137]

I don't believe that ANYONE should send others to fight in wars! Wars are f**king STUPID!