Georgia's Democratic congressman David Scott has died at age 80. Scott was the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party.
Something like 120 in congress are over 70 years old, so over 20%.
bOtH pArTiEs are unwilling to fix this, that 20% are of course much more powerful than newer members. Maxine Waters, Mitch McConnell, and others are over 80; McConnell is visibly, horribly, embarrassingly impaired, and still in office. Maxine is 87 and is the modern incarnation of Smaug, sitting upon her immense treasure hoard.
Yet another humiliation for Americans… and they have the best healthcare insurance on Earth, while the lifespan of their own constituents falls.
Go ahead and vote, but I don’t think we can vote our way out of this and that change must be forced upon them by others.
John Roberts was 67 when his geriatric lapse rendered the 2024 election illegitimate and fraudulent.
79% of Americans want age caps.
Pilots are retired at 65 years old.
The unfolding geriatric catastrophe of the White House is enabled by Democratic Party failure to press the issue of age. Geriatrics with a stranglehold on party politics damned us to continued geriatric incompetence.
It follows that the only path to restoring the constitutional order is the immediate removal of all geriatric politicians at every level. Federal, State, Judiciary, Legislative, Executive. 100% gone.
It’s not difficult: “respect for elders” shouldn’t be a suicide pact.
The Democratic Party, which is a private institution not beholden to the electorate, has a seniority system for high ranking positions. The Republican Party doesn’t. I’m no fan of Republicans, but this should be understood by anyone trying to understand the situation.
79% of Americans say they want age caps for elected officials, but they keep voting for people older than those age caps, and that is the result that counts in the end.
Mine’s 82 and been in some sort of office since 1974, senator since ‘09. And he’s running again. I’m kinda surprised the MAGAts haven’t primaried him. He’s not anti-Trump, but also not really invested in the vision, more of a classic “good old boy” Republican.
Something like 120 in congress are over 70 years old, so over 20%.
bOtH pArTiEs are unwilling to fix this, that 20% are of course much more powerful than newer members. Maxine Waters, Mitch McConnell, and others are over 80; McConnell is visibly, horribly, embarrassingly impaired, and still in office. Maxine is 87 and is the modern incarnation of Smaug, sitting upon her immense treasure hoard.
Yet another humiliation for Americans… and they have the best healthcare insurance on Earth, while the lifespan of their own constituents falls.
Go ahead and vote, but I don’t think we can vote our way out of this and that change must be forced upon them by others.
John Roberts was 67 when his geriatric lapse rendered the 2024 election illegitimate and fraudulent.
79% of Americans want age caps.
Pilots are retired at 65 years old.
The unfolding geriatric catastrophe of the White House is enabled by Democratic Party failure to press the issue of age. Geriatrics with a stranglehold on party politics damned us to continued geriatric incompetence.
It follows that the only path to restoring the constitutional order is the immediate removal of all geriatric politicians at every level. Federal, State, Judiciary, Legislative, Executive. 100% gone.
It’s not difficult: “respect for elders” shouldn’t be a suicide pact.
The Democratic Party, which is a private institution not beholden to the electorate, has a seniority system for high ranking positions. The Republican Party doesn’t. I’m no fan of Republicans, but this should be understood by anyone trying to understand the situation.
If they represent public affairs, they should be beholden to the electorate. Fuck this hiding behind private institution bullshit.
Once it’s understood that geriatric politicians are a disease, the only thing that matters is removing geriatric politicians, regardless of party.
I don’t disagree, but I think it will be more difficult with the Democratic Party given the way the party is run.
79% of Americans say they want age caps for elected officials, but they keep voting for people older than those age caps, and that is the result that counts in the end.
Mine’s 82 and been in some sort of office since 1974, senator since ‘09. And he’s running again. I’m kinda surprised the MAGAts haven’t primaried him. He’s not anti-Trump, but also not really invested in the vision, more of a classic “good old boy” Republican.
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You’ll find that a lot of people here don’t care how old Sanders is (older than McConnell). It’s his turn.
I’m on record saying Sanders should retire.
He fought the good fight. The best thing he can do is to endorse someone young to take his place.
We need more young people to get into politics.