Republicans Close To Trump Say President Is Showing Signs Of Mental Illness

[jberryhill]

6. There's this odd notion that people have

People tend to believe there is "someone in charge of things like that".

Like the questions that come up during elections along the lines of "if x is convicted of a crime, aren't they disqualified?" when there is no bar to a convicted felon running for office if he/she wants to, and if people want to vote for him/her.

It's not like there is the "office in charge of making sure crazy people aren't president". It simply comes down to a vote in Congress in the end, and not the pronouncement of some psychologist wearing a badge and a funny hat.

The people "in charge of things like that" are the people we elect to put them in charge of things like that and, ultimately, it is up to voters to elect people who demonstrate some sort of aptitude for the job at hand.

Which is why I never understand the mentality of electing people to government who believe that government is evil and necessarily screws things up. Well, sure, if those are the people you vote for, that's exactly what you'll get.