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OGBuzz

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5. How is it that there are no standards?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:50 PM

Feb 2

Charles Manson could have ran and won the presidency if he had a Elon Musk to fund his campaign. Even a person convicted of felony murder is qualified to run, all you need is to be 35 years old and born in America.
Having zero standards is how you end up with a Trump.