In reality, I think it would be legit to have it be a candidate can't be elected to a term if they would be over 72 upon completion of that term. So effectively, 68. I think most folks have their faculties about them at those ages.
Alternatively, same thing except for a max age of 70 - since that is maximum SS retirement age, which moves the ball to 66.
ETA: just read the posts on the age + service rule. Good enough, except you get 80 year old billionaires running.
Last edited by DDTSGM; 06-22-2020 at 11:21 PM.
That would be the only downside. There would have to be an income cut off which would require some information about the income you paid taxes on for the last 5 years. Over a million in income for any of those 5 years would lock out a lot of people. Probably disqualify a lot of people in congress also.
Last edited by Borderland; 06-23-2020 at 10:18 AM.
In the P-F basket of deplorables.
What does Nadler think of mail in voting? He doesn't seem to think much of paper ballots and how would mailing in paper ballots be more secure?
Nadler talks about paper ballots. Circa 2004
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