> Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>>> John VanSickle <evi### [at] kosherhotmailcom> wrote:
>>>> Running for president is a full-time job, plus some.  Being an
>>>> active-duty general is a full-time job, plus some.
>>>
>>> That may be so in practice, but in theory I don't think there's any
>>> reason (legal or otherwise) why a military officer couldn't be elected
>>> as the president (due to some unfathomable turn of events.)
>
>> Campaigning for a federal office is a full time job for at leasth 18 months.
>
> How does that change what I said?
>

It changes that at the time of his election, he would no longer be a 
military officer, since he would have been dishonorably discharged a 
year prior.

A military officer who wants to pursue a political carreer is much 
better to retire than get fired, don't you think?

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