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Democrats Are Pissed Another One of Their Own Has Died in Congress (newrepublic.com)

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Democratic members of Congress know they have an age problem—and it’s hurting them.

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[–] shirasho@feddit.online 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The arguments against this are that old people pay taxes and should have their fair share of representation in government.

The problem here is that olds are going to nominate olds and the ideals of the young are being completely ignored, so the younger populations are not being fairly represented. The DNC and GOP are both putting their worst and oldest candidates forward.

All offices need an age cap of 65, and the Supreme Court justices need an age cap of 60 and have term limits of no longer than 5 years. Supreme Court justices should be nominated elected by the people to make sure they balance the needs of the people with the wants of the president.

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

If young people voted as much as old people vote, this problem would correct itself