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Wed Aug 30, 2023, 10:42 PM

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After 2024 Elections-There needs to be serious discussions [View all] BlueKota Aug 2023 OP

It would require a constitutional amendment tritsofme Aug 2023 #1

I know you're right BlueKota Aug 2023 #3

Good point about age 35 to qualify leftstreet Aug 2023 #2

I could never understand why the founders only picked BlueKota Aug 2023 #5

Well life expectancy was less than 50ish leftstreet Aug 2023 #7

It wasn't treestar Aug 2023 #34

Rich people always tend to live longer leftstreet Aug 2023 #36

Health care was not advanced as now treestar Aug 2023 #55

As you said, there are minimum age requirements. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2023 #4

Disagree on the age requirement. Agree on the psychological assessment tulipsandroses Aug 2023 #6

Maybe grandfather current group, but starting 2025, the max age goes into affect for new politicians jimfields33 Aug 2023 #8

Maybe 70-75. Most people at 65 are very capable of doing the non-physical work... brush Aug 2023 #9

Those are good examples. BlueKota Aug 2023 #15

That I agree with. brush Aug 2023 #16

That would be a tough battle considering Jerry2144 Aug 2023 #11

That's true about Thompson and Warren. BlueKota Aug 2023 #13

I am totally against this. I would be for term limits tulipsandroses Aug 2023 #10

As I said in some above replies I might be BlueKota Aug 2023 #19

Require a physical and psychological assessment tulipsandroses Aug 2023 #22

That would be good BlueKota Aug 2023 #23

Ridiculous, age begets wisdom and experience. Joe Biden brings both in abundance. bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #12

My point about the psychiatric exam was BlueKota Aug 2023 #17

Agreed... TSExile Aug 2023 #18

But who decides how this "psychiatric exam" is administered? tinrobot Aug 2023 #39

Well the Cognitive test is simply pass or fail. BlueKota Aug 2023 #40

NO. Not just NO. Make it FUCK NO Stinky The Clown Aug 2023 #14

Maybe it's not the answer BlueKota Aug 2023 #20

What do we do about them? How about nothing apart from voting. Stinky The Clown Aug 2023 #24

Agreed. onenote Aug 2023 #44

We Limit Airline Pilots NowISeetheLight Aug 2023 #21

How about these people kwolf68 Aug 2023 #25

I agree with that BlueKota Aug 2023 #27

The voters have the power to make the decision someone is too old or otherwise incapable. onenote Aug 2023 #45

I want lie detectors and fast test kits for drugs made available for testing anyone in congress! Brainfodder Aug 2023 #26

Good ideas BlueKota Aug 2023 #28

What the point of "serious discussion" without the ability to change the Constitution? brooklynite Aug 2023 #29

Well, that obviously needs to be part of the discussion leftstreet Aug 2023 #32

Allow me to bore you to tears with an extract of the US Constitution brooklynite Aug 2023 #30

We have made ammendments to the Constitution before BlueKota Aug 2023 #31

Oh please treestar Aug 2023 #33

The thing is though he's not just Kentucky's problem. BlueKota Aug 2023 #35

The test is the voters treestar Aug 2023 #56

Putting in arbitrary age limits does nothing but limit our choices. tinrobot Aug 2023 #37

I agree that Biden is doing wonderful, BlueKota Aug 2023 #42

How about start with the voters rather than the candidates? tinrobot Aug 2023 #52

I love your idea about making reforms to the debate process BlueKota Aug 2023 #54

Two of the most important discoveries in the science with which I work, were discovered by old... NNadir Aug 2023 #38

By far the best President in the last 80 years Johnny2X2X Aug 2023 #41

I already acknowledged I was wrong about the age limit BlueKota Aug 2023 #51

It won't be needed when a fascist dictator takes over. nt Hotler Aug 2023 #43

How would it work. Would someone elected at 64 have to resign a year later? onenote Aug 2023 #46

See my response below BlueKota Aug 2023 #49

I surrender Age limits are a bad idea BlueKota Aug 2023 #47

By your standards, do you really feel as qualified as Hortensis Aug 2023 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueKota Aug 2023 #50

We'll be more likely to build a hospice wing of Congress than to get age limits inwiththenew Aug 2023 #53