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In reply to the discussion: The People Who Run This Country Are All Too Damn Old [View all]Blue_Adept
(6,429 posts)20. The senate has always been viewed as being about the "elder statesmen"
And being the brake on the house so that progress doesn't go so fast so as to upend a complicated and fractured, regional nation.
It's the push and pull of democracy, and an important one.
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President Biden & Speaker Pelosi, are so much needed in these perilous times. Period.
empedocles
Feb 2022
#4
And there are young people who develop early onset Alzheimers and other mental disabilities
hlthe2b
Feb 2022
#21
So you see no problem that the people that represent the US population
Cuthbert Allgood
Feb 2022
#40
Since I never once mentioned race nor gender, that is YOUR projection, not mine and shame on YOU
hlthe2b
Feb 2022
#41
I'm always happy to see the younger generation take over the roles of elders, this takes time
yaesu
Feb 2022
#15
BS. What's important is health, not age. Older people who are healthy and have
highplainsdem
Feb 2022
#16
Overall, old people are smarter and better citizens than young. We should be.
Hortensis
Feb 2022
#48
Yes, supporters of populists are pessimistic about the economy, their opportunities for the future,
betsuni
Feb 2022
#53
Does anyone think a member of the Squad could effecively replace Speaker Pelosi? nt
ripcord
Feb 2022
#54
Know what fresh blood does? Jack shit.Just ideas. No agency. Term limits is better called ELECTIONS.
ancianita
Feb 2022
#111
You show that you've no idea how many gerrymandering legislatures have lost in court.
ancianita
Feb 2022
#117
It's a very superficial and shallow thing to be concerned about. The BEST politicians...
NurseJackie
Feb 2022
#101
Lujan is 49 so that's not too old. But yeah I 100% agree. We also need a mandatory retirement age
Autumn
Feb 2022
#80
So why not give us a list of who they are, along with a list of their equally competent replacements
ancianita
Feb 2022
#110
For me, a major eye opener is comparing the DOBs of our House Leadership of the 1990s to today:
Midwestern Democrat
Feb 2022
#119
The problem: too many damn Republicans who don't want to help run the country,
betsuni
Feb 2022
#139