Feel like that’s still too high, but a good start.
Other-Key-8647 on
Should be 65
ShatteredSlate on
Please holy crap we need to do the Doctor Who thing and go in the other direction for abit lol
COMM_NTARIAT on
>”across all three branches of government, 75 years — you’re out”
His party and our country would be better served by a net worth limit. $10 million — You’re out!
Taint_Liquor on
Rahm is an ass, but we do need to age limit our leaders. 75 is still too old. Cap it at 70.
dayglowe on
67 and max two terms.
67 is the full Social Security retirement age for anyone born in 1960 or later – if you are collecting Social Security you should not be making laws about Social Security.
Historical_Bend_2629 on
It is supposed to be voters determining age limits, but I can see why this is problematic. My own representative has gotten too complacent, his constituents have gotten too complacent. A gerontocracy with the best wishes towards the kids is going to subconsciously weigh power in their best interest. And not towards future generations. They can’t let go. There is a lack of humility, and increasing fixation. It is just the reality.
ElysiumSprouts on
That sounds reasonable to me. There are exceptional people who remain highly function beyond that, but most people slow down significantly at about 80. Cap elections at 75 and then senators could potentially max out at 81.
ProudPainting6850 on
No, 65 max. And MANDATORY full medical disclosure by a non-partisan entity or else IMMEDIATE disqualification.
Biden and Trump were/are rotting before our eyes and Trump is mentally unstable.
Age AND term limits for ALL members of Congress and Supreme Court too. No more 30+ year Congressional members or people hanging around until they’re 80+.
CloudTransit on
Gimmick
SwashbucklingWeiner on
I call Rahm to never be in government again and go to jail.
Green_Tomato_7444 on
75 is still to high. Most jobs around the country won’t hire anyone that old, but apparently it’s just fine for the most important job in the country? It’s ridiculous.
Think the limit should be around 65-70. Most people that old are too out of touch with the world we currently live in. They don’t have a great grasp on new technologies or understand the risks. 75 is at least a start I guess
basicallyaburrito on
60, and while we’re at it drop the social security age to 60, uncap the limit for contributions so those rich assholes pay more than $11,439 per year and we can stop hearing about how it’s going to fail because they set it up that way. Fuck!
thefrostryan on
People! It’s campaign finance reform. Everything else is just noise.
adamlaceless on
Should be you can’t be elected in the year you would turn 67 for House and 71 for Senate. You can be elected the year you would turn 65 and serve out the term but no more.
lgosvse on
As long as old people vote more than young people – as they always have and always will – this has no chance of becoming a thing.
fermat9990 on
How about first calling for the Constitution to be upheld and corrupt politicians prosecuted?
Kincherk on
That’s not enough. There needs to be mandatory thorough physical and mental exams on all presidents by a nonpartisan physician who is not appointed by the president. The tests performed need to be explicitly named (eg An MRI of the brain instead of just “advanced imaging”). Any results outside of normal range should be detailed. This needs to be released to the public at least annually.
purdue_fan on
Make it 65. It is the same as forced retirement for pilots and other federal law enforcement. Can’t be a public servant in those areas, can’t be in power either.
PensandoEnTea on
Let’s make it 65 or 70 and I’m behind you
OldGaffer66 on
Participation in government should based based on competence, not age. I would hate to lose Bernie Sanders, and he’s older than Trump.
Some people are not competent at any age. Some could be competent into their 80s and beyond.
Of course defining competence and testing for it could be a challenge.
Desertwind16v on
I think 65 would be ideal, 75 is way too old.
Atopos2025 on
It should match retirement age, period.
rounder55 on
Id like to call for the limit of years I hear about Rahm Emanuel having a viable opinion
Age isn’t the biggest issue
Nor are term limits the biggest issue
It’s fucking money in politics – that’s what needs to go first and foremost. Some of the youngest Republicans are the most repulsive. Some of the older Dems in the Senate are the furthest left. Money and the way campaigns are financed needs to be dealt with
RepealMCAandDTA on
Rahm trying to bury his transphobia from a few days ago in the search engine results I guess
Maoleficent on
Rahm always slithering around looking for a way to insert himself back into power. As if no one thought about age or term limits. Make the age limit 66. It’s not as though our elected officials need to worry about being eligible for social security checks.
zimbabweinflation on
I agree but who the fuck cares what Rahm Emanuel thinks. Zimbabweinflation calls for age limit of 75 for all federal posts, no matter how big or small. Please headline that. Thanks.
throwawy00004 on
75 is definitely too old for the Supreme Court. Do we really believe that Kavanaugh is going to have his mental faculties anywhere near that long? 2 terms for Congress, for sure. Then we won’t have jackasses who get elected because “oh, I know that name. My nanny used to talk about him.” We won’t need age limits
repilicus on
In think it should match the mandatory retirement age for pilots, which is currently 65. If you’re too old to fly a plane you are too old to be in charge of the nuclear football.
wynk182 on
50 or 55. Somebody young enough to remember the struggle.
DOOPGEN on
Cannot be above retirement age upon completion of a second term for President; impose term limits for Courts, senators and representatives and include the same for ending of final term. If there’s an age minimum there needs to be a maximum.
Terakian on
FAA mandates pilot retirement at 65. If a pilot can’t be trusted with hundreds of lives at any given time after 65, a geriatric politician shouldn’t be trusted with hundreds of millions.
Average life expectancy was much lower at the founding of America than it is today – the Founders did not envision people this old, and this out of touch with daily life, to run the country.
TRtheCat on
It would be a nice change, sorry Bernie.
Derpstercat on
That’s still way too fucking old.
Large-Lack-2933 on
I agree
Nemezis88 on
It is rather surprising that we expect people to retire from their jobs but still allow them to become president.
skeeter_333 on
No older than 67 when starting 1st term.
Littlefinger91 on
Rahm won’t say 65 because he’s already 66 and thinks he still has a shot to be president someday.
TheSpiritsGotMe on
How brave of him. Rahm Emanuel should get out of politics.
wrosecrans on
One of the most horrifying thoughts I ever had is that the 21st Century is when we develop some sci fi medical technology, and Amy Comey Barret is grand-fathered in and still serving as a brain in a jar 1000 years from now. She’s currently the youngest sitting justice. And women tend to live longer than men.
She’s still under 50, and she’s got access to the current state of the art medical technology so she could well still be serving in like 2075 at around 100 years old without any crazy revolution. What if they invent medical nanites in ~2070 that would let her live to 125 or 150? That’s far enough in the future that I don’t think it sounds crazy. And if we accept that there’s a chance that it will be possible for people to live to 150 in the year 2125, then she would have all the medical technology of 100 years from now to keep going from that point. Goodness knows what sort of Star Trek medical blinking lights they’ll have 100 years from now. And what even is “life” if somebody can mind-upload into a supercomputer and outlive their body?
If anything like that happens, surely we would reform the rules so that nobody appointed in the 2100’s gets appointed for a lifetime seat. Easy enough. But anybody appointed before the change in rules might wind up with the seat basically as long as the US Supreme Court exists. It’s a weird mix of “I hope medical technology helps people (including myself!) live long healthy lives” and “oh god we may accidentally see a permanent regressive voice on the Court appointed in my lifetime, or that person may even have already been appointed.”
iFuckingLoveBoston on
No one should be able to run for office after 67. And no second term after 70.
mtnviewguy on
I’d say FAA rules for pilots. If you can’t fly a commercial airliner, you can’t be expected to run a government.
locofspades on
The negotiations should START at 65. “Retirement age” for the masses, retirement age for those in power as well. Its INSANE we would trust a 70 yr old + with running the country. Go ahead and be an advisor, but if you are passing law, you need a few decades on the backend to live with your actions and their consequences. The idea that we have leaders that are 80+, who actively fuck this country over, screwing whole generations and also are very likely to die in power is psychotic.
Trajan_pt on
Fuck that, the limit needs to be 65.
DanBarLinMar on
Call it 65 and you got a deal.
DG04511 on
Politicians and judges should be forced to retire at whatever age is set for Social Security eligibility.
TheFalconKid on
So the age he would be if he won in 2028 and got two terms?
It should be lower, specifically 66.
Dad_Bod_Supreme on
I would love to see it caped at 70 and they should be ineligible if they were to turn 70 during their term.
This dementia stuff can never happen again. Pre onset trump was bad enough.
RobutNotRobot on
Fuck Rahm Emanuel.
I don’t even care if I agree with him. Fuck this guy one million times over.
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Feel like that’s still too high, but a good start.
Should be 65
Please holy crap we need to do the Doctor Who thing and go in the other direction for abit lol
>”across all three branches of government, 75 years — you’re out”
His party and our country would be better served by a net worth limit. $10 million — You’re out!
Rahm is an ass, but we do need to age limit our leaders. 75 is still too old. Cap it at 70.
67 and max two terms.
67 is the full Social Security retirement age for anyone born in 1960 or later – if you are collecting Social Security you should not be making laws about Social Security.
It is supposed to be voters determining age limits, but I can see why this is problematic. My own representative has gotten too complacent, his constituents have gotten too complacent. A gerontocracy with the best wishes towards the kids is going to subconsciously weigh power in their best interest. And not towards future generations. They can’t let go. There is a lack of humility, and increasing fixation. It is just the reality.
That sounds reasonable to me. There are exceptional people who remain highly function beyond that, but most people slow down significantly at about 80. Cap elections at 75 and then senators could potentially max out at 81.
No, 65 max. And MANDATORY full medical disclosure by a non-partisan entity or else IMMEDIATE disqualification.
Biden and Trump were/are rotting before our eyes and Trump is mentally unstable.
Age AND term limits for ALL members of Congress and Supreme Court too. No more 30+ year Congressional members or people hanging around until they’re 80+.
Gimmick
I call Rahm to never be in government again and go to jail.
75 is still to high. Most jobs around the country won’t hire anyone that old, but apparently it’s just fine for the most important job in the country? It’s ridiculous.
Think the limit should be around 65-70. Most people that old are too out of touch with the world we currently live in. They don’t have a great grasp on new technologies or understand the risks. 75 is at least a start I guess
60, and while we’re at it drop the social security age to 60, uncap the limit for contributions so those rich assholes pay more than $11,439 per year and we can stop hearing about how it’s going to fail because they set it up that way. Fuck!
People! It’s campaign finance reform. Everything else is just noise.
Should be you can’t be elected in the year you would turn 67 for House and 71 for Senate. You can be elected the year you would turn 65 and serve out the term but no more.
As long as old people vote more than young people – as they always have and always will – this has no chance of becoming a thing.
How about first calling for the Constitution to be upheld and corrupt politicians prosecuted?
That’s not enough. There needs to be mandatory thorough physical and mental exams on all presidents by a nonpartisan physician who is not appointed by the president. The tests performed need to be explicitly named (eg An MRI of the brain instead of just “advanced imaging”). Any results outside of normal range should be detailed. This needs to be released to the public at least annually.
Make it 65. It is the same as forced retirement for pilots and other federal law enforcement. Can’t be a public servant in those areas, can’t be in power either.
Let’s make it 65 or 70 and I’m behind you
Participation in government should based based on competence, not age. I would hate to lose Bernie Sanders, and he’s older than Trump.
Some people are not competent at any age. Some could be competent into their 80s and beyond.
Of course defining competence and testing for it could be a challenge.
I think 65 would be ideal, 75 is way too old.
It should match retirement age, period.
Id like to call for the limit of years I hear about Rahm Emanuel having a viable opinion
Age isn’t the biggest issue
Nor are term limits the biggest issue
It’s fucking money in politics – that’s what needs to go first and foremost. Some of the youngest Republicans are the most repulsive. Some of the older Dems in the Senate are the furthest left. Money and the way campaigns are financed needs to be dealt with
Rahm trying to bury his transphobia from a few days ago in the search engine results I guess
Rahm always slithering around looking for a way to insert himself back into power. As if no one thought about age or term limits. Make the age limit 66. It’s not as though our elected officials need to worry about being eligible for social security checks.
I agree but who the fuck cares what Rahm Emanuel thinks. Zimbabweinflation calls for age limit of 75 for all federal posts, no matter how big or small. Please headline that. Thanks.
75 is definitely too old for the Supreme Court. Do we really believe that Kavanaugh is going to have his mental faculties anywhere near that long? 2 terms for Congress, for sure. Then we won’t have jackasses who get elected because “oh, I know that name. My nanny used to talk about him.” We won’t need age limits
In think it should match the mandatory retirement age for pilots, which is currently 65. If you’re too old to fly a plane you are too old to be in charge of the nuclear football.
50 or 55. Somebody young enough to remember the struggle.
Cannot be above retirement age upon completion of a second term for President; impose term limits for Courts, senators and representatives and include the same for ending of final term. If there’s an age minimum there needs to be a maximum.
FAA mandates pilot retirement at 65. If a pilot can’t be trusted with hundreds of lives at any given time after 65, a geriatric politician shouldn’t be trusted with hundreds of millions.
Average life expectancy was much lower at the founding of America than it is today – the Founders did not envision people this old, and this out of touch with daily life, to run the country.
It would be a nice change, sorry Bernie.
That’s still way too fucking old.
I agree
It is rather surprising that we expect people to retire from their jobs but still allow them to become president.
No older than 67 when starting 1st term.
Rahm won’t say 65 because he’s already 66 and thinks he still has a shot to be president someday.
How brave of him. Rahm Emanuel should get out of politics.
One of the most horrifying thoughts I ever had is that the 21st Century is when we develop some sci fi medical technology, and Amy Comey Barret is grand-fathered in and still serving as a brain in a jar 1000 years from now. She’s currently the youngest sitting justice. And women tend to live longer than men.
She’s still under 50, and she’s got access to the current state of the art medical technology so she could well still be serving in like 2075 at around 100 years old without any crazy revolution. What if they invent medical nanites in ~2070 that would let her live to 125 or 150? That’s far enough in the future that I don’t think it sounds crazy. And if we accept that there’s a chance that it will be possible for people to live to 150 in the year 2125, then she would have all the medical technology of 100 years from now to keep going from that point. Goodness knows what sort of Star Trek medical blinking lights they’ll have 100 years from now. And what even is “life” if somebody can mind-upload into a supercomputer and outlive their body?
If anything like that happens, surely we would reform the rules so that nobody appointed in the 2100’s gets appointed for a lifetime seat. Easy enough. But anybody appointed before the change in rules might wind up with the seat basically as long as the US Supreme Court exists. It’s a weird mix of “I hope medical technology helps people (including myself!) live long healthy lives” and “oh god we may accidentally see a permanent regressive voice on the Court appointed in my lifetime, or that person may even have already been appointed.”
No one should be able to run for office after 67. And no second term after 70.
I’d say FAA rules for pilots. If you can’t fly a commercial airliner, you can’t be expected to run a government.
The negotiations should START at 65. “Retirement age” for the masses, retirement age for those in power as well. Its INSANE we would trust a 70 yr old + with running the country. Go ahead and be an advisor, but if you are passing law, you need a few decades on the backend to live with your actions and their consequences. The idea that we have leaders that are 80+, who actively fuck this country over, screwing whole generations and also are very likely to die in power is psychotic.
Fuck that, the limit needs to be 65.
Call it 65 and you got a deal.
Politicians and judges should be forced to retire at whatever age is set for Social Security eligibility.
So the age he would be if he won in 2028 and got two terms?
It should be lower, specifically 66.
I would love to see it caped at 70 and they should be ineligible if they were to turn 70 during their term.
This dementia stuff can never happen again. Pre onset trump was bad enough.
Fuck Rahm Emanuel.
I don’t even care if I agree with him. Fuck this guy one million times over.