Should mental and physical exams be required for presidents?

I think recent events have proven that Congress should make such tests a requirement for the presidency.

I seriously believe mental and physical evaluations should be mandatory before and during one's presidency. I'm less concerned about Congress critters - because there are hundreds of them. But there is only ONE president.
Didn't seem to clue us in on Biden, now did it?
 
Gaslighting is so demofk, you fks can’t help yourself
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With today's technology? I think people can figure it out. We need less regulation, not more.
 
I think recent events have proven that Congress should make such tests a requirement for the presidency.

I seriously believe mental and physical evaluations should be mandatory before and during one's presidency. I'm less concerned about Congress critters - because there are hundreds of them. But there is only ONE president.
The timing of this post is nothing short of incredible. LOL
 
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PETITION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MENTAL FITNESS

Being the President of the United States is one of the most difficult, high-pressure jobs in the world. Decision making, collaboration, critical thought, and strong communication are just some of the areas that the president must excel in to do the job right and mental faculties are the cornerstone of success. It is not uncommon for high-pressure jobs to require cognitive testing; the FAA, for example, requires a battery of neuropsychological testing for its pilots with the primary purpose being safety. By assessing cognition and emotional functioning, issues that may pose a risk to the safety of passengers and pilots can be mitigated. The military also requires cognitive testing and ultimately the president is the commander-in-chief.

Polling shows that the majority of Americans, Republicans and Democrats, favor cognitive testing for their presidential candidates. While putting age limits on candidates may initially appearing as a good solution, this would not fix the issue as there are older individuals with perfect cognition and others that are younger but deteriorated in terms of cognitive ability.

Historically, feeble attempts to test cognition have been made by inappropriately using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) which was created as a screening test for severe cognitive impairment. It includes 30 questions such as asking the patient to draw a clock, copy a picture of a cube and identify pictures of animals – the same activities given to kindergarteners. It is meant to screen for severe cognitive impairment and is wholly inappropriate to test the faculties the president would need. Not all cognitive tests are created equally. There are in fact 6 key cognitive function domains defined by the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5): complex attention, executive function, learning and memory, language, perceptual-motor control, and social cognition. These are the 6 areas that Americans would expect their president to be optimal in and what we do not currently test for in our presidential candidates. These are to be tested with a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological testing which is already administered to those in high pressure jobs such as the military or airline pilots.

The American people deserve leaders who are sharp, engaged, and cognitively on point. No one, whether they are registered Republicans, Democrats, or those not even registered to vote want cognitive impairment on the ballot.

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Sounds reasonable to me! What do you think?
 
I think recent events have proven that Congress should make such tests a requirement for the presidency.

I seriously believe mental and physical evaluations should be mandatory before and during one's presidency. I'm less concerned about Congress critters - because there are hundreds of them. But there is only ONE president.
Then Biden wouldn't have been president.

I actually favour a basic economics and IQ test for voters to be allowed to vote.
 
70 years old should be the max age to run for office. Big time slippage occurs after that.
 

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