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CMV: The minimum age of 35 to become POTUS is arbitrary and should be abolished.

In the United States, anyone under the age of 35 is ineligible to serve as President. 

In my view, this is completely arbitrary. I understand that the reasoning behind it is to encourage the election of candidates with political experience, but I don't think this is a good reason in theory or practice. First of all, it clearly fails to do this. In 2016, Trump was elected despite having zero political experience, in elected office or otherwise. Second of all, if the electorate want to choose a candidate who is under 35, I think that stopping this goes against democracy, and is arguably a form of age discrimination. It is also worth noting that right now there are potential candidates who are far more qualified than Trump was in 2016 who cannot run in 2020 just because of the age restriction. A prime example is AOC, will not be eligible to run until 2024, despite the fact she could have, and likely will have, served 3 terms in Congress by that point. Whether or not you like or dislike Trump or AOC, that does not make much sense.
gpt
>I understand that the reasoning behind it is to encourage the election of candidates with political experience

It’s not about political experience. Otherwise there would be a requirement to have held political office. It’s about the general experience and wisdom one gains through the years.