The bar for being a politician in the United States is already pretty low. Such qualifications typically include parents who were in politics, access to copious amounts of money, and being the biggest weirdo possible. 


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You don't need all three to win a seat in Congress (just two will do), but if you have all three, you're likely to become president(we're looking at you George W. Bush). 


And I don't want you to think I'm getting political here (the worst crime I could commit), but the below tweet by Marjorie Taylor Greene (not the one who got caught getting down at a Beetlejuice play) is the perfect encapsulation of everything that is wrong with the American political class. 



If you need to know the context of her tweet it's simple. Today there was an earthquake on the east coast and on Monday, April 8, there will be a total solar eclipse. Both phenomena that are naturally occurring and have no bearing on the morality of a nation nor "warning signs" from a higher power. 


Now, do I think she actually is this stupid and believes what she's saying? No, I don't. But I think she knows that the people who support her are this stupid and do want to believe that God is sending us earthquakes and solar eclipses because God hates how "woke" we've become. 


We don't all have to agree on politics, but we all should agree that people this stupid should be nowhere near the halls of power.