The Constitution has clearly spelled out the requirements for POTUS and they do not include such things. Same goes for convicted felons. A candidate could be convicted of murder and it wouldn't prevent them from running for POTUS.
And THAT is a problem.
The only way I could be talked into something like that is if they were required to take some sort of objective competency test.
I-5 wrote:Yes, that's exactly what I mean. As for voters, we already know a large percentage of people would not pass. But the leader of the free world should have a somewhat higher bar.
I agree in principle, but it's not a practical idea. The problem is who writes the test? Who decides what a passing grade is? Are there some questions that certain demographic groups are more likely to answer correctly than others? There's no way one could ever write a completely fair and objective test.