The Constitution says that to be elected to the U.S. Senate, a person has to be 30 or older, a citizen for at least nine years, and a resident of the state from which the candidate is elected.Read the rest of this week's TGIF column at the Foundation for Economic Education website.
Alas, it says nothing about knowing American history.
Cross-posted at Liberty & Power.
Perhaps they feared a litmus test, engineered by incumbents, for historical knowledge?
ReplyDeleteAlso, considering people are living so much longer nowadays, I think at the time of the Constitution the age of 30 was considered middle age. And with that benchmark, a certain amount of wisdom.
I wasn't seriously suggesting that a history test be included in the criteria.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't discussion of the Constitution and its relevance preclude seriousness, prima facie?
ReplyDeleteGeorge Carlin wrote, "When I hear someone suggest there is a 'political solution' to a problem, I know I'm dealing with a serious person."
A-freakin'-men.
I can't believe I omitted the word "not" above.
ReplyDelete"I know I'm NOT dealing with a serious person."
Darn it.
George Carlin is often very perceptive.
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