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What's disturbing me is that the conversation around this isn't "is Biden fit to lead" it's "does Biden look presidential enough?" Competence at the top of a ticket should pale in comparison to competence as President. The country should be considering the 25th Amendment, not just the ballot. The punditry seems more concerned with the appearance of the thing than the thing itself, and that thing is that Biden maybe shouldn't continue to serve in the current moment - far less the next four years.
What constitutes "competence" for a president? How much does he need? How much "competence" does King Charles III need to do his job?
Why not? He seems to be doing his job quite well — said job being a powerless figurehead while the unelected "deep state" permanent bureaucracy does all the actual governing.
More than you’d think. We’ve had bad kings before. Bad princes too (looking at you, Harry).
Sure, but how much more power did the monarch wield back then?
I was thinking of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Edward_VIII
Who was basically forced to resign (so not much power) but like Harry was incapable of keeping it in his pants when confronted with beautiful American divorcees.
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Ironically, the ability to convince people that he's in charge even though he is not.
The kayfabe is the thing in itself.
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