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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Needs to be law that you cannot run for any level of office if you're >75 years old.
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Based on cognitive decline I would say 60 years old should be the limit. You cannot begin a term in office after your 60th birthday. That means the most senior of senators would be serving until they were maximum 65 years of age, and representatives out by 62. I also believe that serving in congress should have some sort of "life experience" requirement and no one shall take office prior to their 35th birthday. So if you're a life long politician that means you can only be in office for maximum 30 years, but likely less.
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Originally Posted by Sliver
I've said this before, but there is no problem on earth I'd run to a boomer for help with. Their life experience just isn't that valuable or relevant in today's world. The fact that they're running the USA is frightening AF.
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That just doesn't make sense. All people are capable of bringing perspective to the table and providing valuable advice. You should always seek counsel on matters from all age groups, especially political matters that influence all age groups, and formulate a strategy based on a compilation of points of view. Suggesting a "boomer" doesn't understand today's world is laughable seeing as "boomers" built the world we live in. I don't think an octogenarian should be making decisions in isolation, but their wisdom should be included as important information in informing decisions (as a consultant for example).
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Not saying they didn't put in their time and run the world - for better or worse - during their prime, but they need to sit the #### down and let the people who know what the #### is going on take it from here.
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Interesting. Who exactly would those leaders be? George Santos? Lauren Boebert? Dan Crenshaw? Matt Gaetz? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Marjorie Taylor Greene? The folks who believe listening to social media is how you govern? Yeah, no thanks. I'm hopeful that millennials and Gen Zers (first Gen Zer is serving in congress - Max Frost [D-FL]) will make a lot of the culture war issues disappear, but they are completely unprepared to take on the larger issues, especially diplomacy. I'll be thankful we still have some of the old guard around to rely upon for understanding how to read a room and negotiate while the younger generation get past their cellphones (see, ageist slights are easy to make). We need fewer of those dinosaurs, but still need the institutional and historical knowledge to keep the government together and nations working with each other.