Vermont - 14 year old running for governor

[WOT?*]

www.yahoo.com/news/14-old-boy-uses-legal-quirk-run-vermont-150757969--election.html

[sangria]

Can he run for President in 2 years?

[seeyalater52]

This makes me smile. Both Vermont and Connecticut’s gubernatorial races are depressing the shit out of me this week.

[WOT?*]

Aug 13, 2018 16:40:09 GMT -5 sangria said:

Can he run for President in 2 years?

If we can get rid of that irksome 35-years-old age requirement by then.

[sangria]

Aug 13, 2018 17:02:58 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

Aug 13, 2018 16:40:09 GMT -5 sangria said:

Can he run for President in 2 years?

If we can get rid of that irksome 35-years-old age requirement by then.

Why the hell not? We’ve dispensed with the typical requirements of sanity, dignity and law abiding.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Aug 13, 2018 17:02:58 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

Aug 13, 2018 16:40:09 GMT -5 sangria said:

Can he run for President in 2 years?

If we can get rid of that irksome 35-years-old age requirement by then.

Can we get rid of the natural born citizen requirement while we're at it?

[WOT?*]

Aug 13, 2018 18:21:11 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Aug 13, 2018 17:02:58 GMT -5 WOT?* said:

If we can get rid of that irksome 35-years-old age requirement by then.

Can we get rid of the natural born citizen requirement while we're at it?

YEESSSSSSS! I can vote for Ted Lieu then!

[sillygoosegirl]

"I think if I can get one person who wasn't involved in the political process before involved now, then my campaign will have been a success," he said.

I'd set the bar for success a little higher than one person, but it's a good goal nevertheless. Especially if he can get more young people interested.

[imojoebunny]

I have 0 issue with this. We have voted for lack of qualifications over and over again. At least at 14, his mom might help him have some sense.

[Deleted]

His maturity level already surpasses that of the POTUS so why not.

[shauni27]

As a Vermonter this is mostly just something that makes locals here just chuckle and shake our heads. We do not take it seriously.

The problem I see in general for the state is that there are no strong candidates for the democratic primary today. None of the people running have any experience and there is hardly any chance that Vermont will move from Phil Scott (R). And while I have some issues with him in general (and dislike anyone who is still a member of that fucked up party with the fuckery that they have been supporting these last few years) he has done a few things for Vermont that I am pleased with--tighter gun control laws, legalizing marijuana, etc. We always say that a republican in Vermont is like a Democrat in the south--pretty moderate.

[shauni27]

Aug 14, 2018 6:30:46 GMT -5 @bugginnine said:

His maturity level already surpasses that of the POTUS so why not.

He is very well spoken and I love that he is so passionate about this. I hope he continues to use his fire and passion further down the road.