• @grue
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    333 months ago

    she would be retiring after she served, like every other president does, and we would lose her voice.

    That’s not a rule, you know. John Quincy Adams served in the House after being President, Andrew Johnson became a Senator, and Taft got appointed to the SCOTUS.

    • Drusas
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      -13 months ago

      I know, but it’s precedent. And I’m sure the secret service wouldn’t love her continuing to be active in politics.

      • @bestagon
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        33 months ago

        I don’t think the secret service gets an opinion on what former presidents do for work

    • @idiomaddict
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      -13 months ago

      I don’t know about Quincy adams, but the other two do not represent what I want more of in American politics

        • @EmpathicVagrant
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          13 months ago

          Exactly. I mean just look at how a former President conducted the dismissal of bipartisan border legislation!

        • @idiomaddict
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          -23 months ago

          My point is that it’s too much to ask of her to be president for eight years and then continue nobly serving her country.

          The people who still want to be in politics after that aren’t doing it for good reasons.

            • @idiomaddict
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              13 months ago

              …but you think Andrew Jackson and Taft were doing what was best for the country?

              • Drusas
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                13 months ago

                What? Your comment was about it being a lot to ask of AOC.

                • @idiomaddict
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                  13 months ago

                  Yes, because people don’t want to do that unless there’s a corrupt reason for it, like with Taft and Jackson. It would be way too much to ask of a non corrupt person.