One step closer to a dictatorship? Was Plato right?

[softydog88]

11. Well, the framers agreed with Plato, I think...

which is why the U.S.A. is a republic, not a true democracy. We vote for representatives who cast votes for laws (for federal laws; we cast votes directly for many laws in local or state elections). The representatives, as I understand it, are supposed to be educated about the laws and the processes of government, freeing the electorate to be as ignorant as they wish. The problem, of course, is while there are certain requirements to be in government such as a minimum age, and for president, being born in the United States (just like President Barack Obama was), there is no requirement for having experience in governing or any knowledge of the law, politics and its processes - hence president* trump. It's truly weird...if you want to be a CPA, you have to have an accounting education and pass a multiple-day test. If you want to be a doctor, you have to go to medical school and pass more exams. If you want to be a lawyer, ditto, and to be a federal judge, you need the law degree, relevant experience, and the ability to show you know what the hell you're doing in front of the Senate (unless you're Clarence Thomas or Bret Kavanaugh [still a few bugs in the system]). But to be president, all you have to do is to get enough people to vote for you in key states and bingo! Instant incompetence in the White House.