Republicans, in one of the more moronic takes of the election season, say that if Biden is too old to run for office, then he’s too old to hold the office and should resign.

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I’m in favor of Biden resigning, if for no other reason than to make Kamala Harris the 47th President and make Trump reprint all of his “45-47” hats.

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This is the only argument that made me reconsider my position.

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I’m in favour just because I am pretty damned sure they don’t realize this would allow Kamala to have a short track record and point to it as a “trial run” showing how qualified she is

EDIT: Spelling Error

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Yeah, I’m baffled. Just having her do speeches as president gives her massive credibility to the voters.

Unless their plan is to goad her into it then call her a power hungry traitor who stole the presidency I guess. But even for them it seems like a tough sell.

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7 points

Trial run?

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If he stepped down, Kamala would be president for a few months, thus giving America a small taste of what her presidency looks like

This would backfire big time for the GoP since it would allow her to flex a bit

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10 points

Sweat shops in China be scrambling

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Who the fuck said he’s too old to hold office?

Joe Biden is too old to win our bullshit popularity competition of an election - he can do the job just fine.

Similarly, I’m an ace of a senior developer, but drawing out a complex algorithm on a white board will stop dumb companies from ever hiring me.

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Bold of you to assume they’re attempting to make an argument in good faith in any capacity

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Why would that stop them from hiring you?

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It’s mostly newer programmers who remember how to design a complex algorithm on the fly because these are taught in college and then used as study tools to land a job. Over the past decade or so, software companies started requiring these algorithm tests during interviews. More senior developers don’t want to go back and study for something that really won’t do much to help them at all, except in interviews.

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So very true. It’s designed to be a nudge-nudge, wink-wink way of carrying out the ageism.

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Part of the reason for such performative job hiring shenanigans is to have an excuse for ageism.

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There’s stupid and then there’s Republican. And this is coming from the party that is falling in line behind an incoherent, dementia-ridden, treasonous pedophile.

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  • felon, rapist, and sexual assault perpetrator.
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34 time felon and add racist in there

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I fucking WISH he convicted of being a racist, but that is unfortunately not a crime.

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61 points

Apparently the Republicans just can’t wait for Harris to be the first black woman to be President.

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It would be churlish not to oblige them

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Personally I’d rather she be elected in the General. Won’t leave an asterisk that they’ll always point to because the first woman president was “handed” it by a man.

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We’d be talking for a long time if this was a conversation about how we wish things were 😅

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2 points

Solid thinking.

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16 points

It’d fuck up their stupid 45-47 hats.

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10 points

This is almost petty enough to be appealing, haha.

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And, since she assumed the role after hallway through the term, she could still run for president twice more, serving over two terms.

Incumbents always have an advantage in elections.

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Just in time for her to use the new monarchical powers, too. Shame they just don’t think.

These magats just can’t stand to hear anything but themselves speak and will say anything as long as they get to talk.

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Good.

Kamala becomes President and has unlimited powers thanks to their hand picked Court.

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I can think of a few “official acts” she can order.

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With her history of criminal justice and with the support of the law and order party there should be no problem putting away a convicted felon now running for president

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Official act. Imprison in concrete block.

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Especially if she has “offical acts” engraved on a sword.

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Upper decker on the way out?

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