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I'm moving towards age and term limits
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Last: 1 mo ago by Mitch Blood Green
We have them . . . it is called elections.
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GrowlTowel said:
We have them . . . it is called elections.
Not really. Politicians pick their voters, not the other way around.
Why would anyone except politicians be against age and term limits?
Texas voters just term limited Cornyn.
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Disagree about age limits, but strongly agree with term limits.
If term limits were put in place, say two terms for a Senator and four terms for a Congress Critter, with a restriction against working for a lobbyist for 20 years after leaving office, then age would not be relevant, as someone unable to know what day it is would not be nearly as likely to win election as we see now. That is, geezer Republicans and Democrats only get re-elected because they are the only names most of their constituents know, so term limits would fix both problems.
I also think the problem with age limits, is that we have seen plenty of morons in their youth, so we need to weed out all the morons, not just the old ones.
If term limits were put in place, say two terms for a Senator and four terms for a Congress Critter, with a restriction against working for a lobbyist for 20 years after leaving office, then age would not be relevant, as someone unable to know what day it is would not be nearly as likely to win election as we see now. That is, geezer Republicans and Democrats only get re-elected because they are the only names most of their constituents know, so term limits would fix both problems.
I also think the problem with age limits, is that we have seen plenty of morons in their youth, so we need to weed out all the morons, not just the old ones.
GrowlTowel said:
Texas voters just term limited Cornyn.
New York voters just elected a bunch of socialists too.
Harrison Bergeron said:
https://archive.org/details/givingupondemocr0000kamb
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/five-reasons-to-oppose-congressional-term-limits/
On the second link:
1. Take power away from voters:
No. It forces power back to the voters. Losing one candidate every 8-12 years is not a real concern.
2. Severely decrease congressional capacity:
Professional policy making is part of the problem, not an answer. Keeping Congress members on a ladder due to seniority is not representing the people correctly. Elected officials come in with earned strengths and weaknesses already. The job of the Speaker and Senate leaders is to get members in the right spots.
3. Limit incentives for gaining policy expertise:
Congress members need to have a purpose for their constituents and drive for that. They need to focus, and not lose sight. Any expertise that can't be learned in 8 years is likely not what is needed in the long run. Congressional staff needs to be the Congress members' control and means to fill in their weak spots.
4. Automatically kick out effective lawmakers
Good. Effective lawmakers should be great citizens, not professional Congress campaigners.
5. Do little to minimize corruptive behavior or slow the revolving door:
Lobby limits and better staff are the way to tackle this problem - even without term limits.
GrowlTowel said:
We have them . . . it is called elections.
The problem with elections is it is hard to predict the level of cognitive decline you see in an 80 year old at age 76, or a 76 year old at 72. We have had two 80 year old presidents in a row and it is clear that both have lost too many steps to serve in that position.
There should be a constitutionally mandated retirement age of 70. Spend what is left of your last decade putting your affairs in order.
Anyone heard from Mitch McConnell this week?
Realitybites said:GrowlTowel said:
We have them . . . it is called elections.
The problem with elections is it is hard to predict the level of cognitive decline you see in an 80 year old at age 76, or a 76 year old at 72. We have had two 80 year old presidents in a row and it is clear that both have lost too many steps to serve in that position.
There should be a constitutionally mandated retirement age of 70. Spend what is left of your last decade putting your affairs in order.
Anyone heard from Mitch McConnell this week?
Elections are broken when a man with dementia wins the presidency.
Mitch Blood Green said:
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GouA21pfK/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Would bet you also believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. This is one thing Democrats and Republicans in Congress all agree on. They will NEVER vote in favor of giving up their power. Ever!
Call it a tax, the people are outraged! Call it a tariff, the people get out their checkbooks and wave their American flags!!!
Realitybites said:GrowlTowel said:
We have them . . . it is called elections.
The problem with elections is it is hard to predict the level of cognitive decline you see in an 80 year old at age 76, or a 76 year old at 72. We have had two 80 year old presidents in a row and it is clear that both have lost too many steps to serve in that position.
There should be a constitutionally mandated retirement age of 70. Spend what is left of your last decade putting your affairs in order.
Anyone heard from Mitch McConnell this week?
You can contact him on this.
He's dead as fried chicken.