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« on: January 22, 2010, 07:23:35 PM »
Well?
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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2010, 07:29:30 PM »
No, it's discriminatory
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 07:30:52 PM »

No more discriminatory than the current restrictions against young people, no?
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« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 07:51:31 PM »
No, but also no special elections if they die in office (except for Senate which can be held at the next general election).

If the public wants to choose someone who is sick enough to die in office or chooses to not complete their term, that's their tough luck.  Just think, Obama wouldn't be in the fix he is in now if Teddy had resigned in time for a special election to be held in 2008.
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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 07:54:03 PM »
No, but every time I turn on C-Span I feel like I'm taking a trip to Leisure World.
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 10:53:53 PM »
« Edited: January 22, 2010, 11:05:24 PM by zorkpolitics »
Although its fun to watch the fossils stumble around, 70 or at worse, 75 would be reasonable.
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« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 10:54:59 PM »
Quote from: bgwah on January 22, 2010, 07:30:52 PM

No more discriminatory than the current restrictions against young people, no?

I don't want an 18 year-old to be my Senator Tongue However, if I had a 90 year-old Senator he could give my state lots of money Grin
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« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 10:59:41 PM »
Absolutely not!
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« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2010, 11:00:27 PM »
No; let the voters choose their representatives.
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« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2010, 11:16:09 PM »
75 to 80 would be ideal -I would not want my senator to pull a Strom Thurmond, Ted Kennedy, or a Robert Byrd on me.
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« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2010, 11:33:48 PM »
No just term limits.  4 in the Senate, 12 in the House, and a maximum of 40 total years in Congress.
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2010, 11:35:14 PM »
No, but term limits would be nice.
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« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2010, 11:47:06 PM »
No. I plan to run when I fully retire from the practice of law, maybe around 80 or so. Tongue
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2010, 04:04:40 PM »
Term Limits: Democracy for the lazy.
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2010, 04:16:53 PM »
Quote from: zorkpolitics on January 22, 2010, 10:53:53 PM
Although its fun to watch the fossils stumble around, 70 or at worse, 75 would be reasonable.

Michael Castle is over 70...
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« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2010, 04:29:56 PM »
Quote from: OFKA Governor Vepres on January 22, 2010, 10:54:59 PM
Quote from: bgwah on January 22, 2010, 07:30:52 PM

No more discriminatory than the current restrictions against young people, no?

I don't want an 18 year-old to be my Senator

But why a constitutional ban on 18-year olds serving in the Senate? It's not like the voters would elect someone that young, and if they did, well....that's democracy.
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« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2010, 06:40:41 PM »

I completely agree.  It's disturbing when people assume that being an old means a person is out of touch, uninformed or a doddering fool.  Sometimes, that is the case, of course.  But then some of the sharpest minds in government and in our culture are "olds". 

(I never got that knock on McCain, either, and I found it offensive.)
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« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2010, 11:42:17 PM »
Quote from: SoFA Franzl on January 28, 2010, 04:29:56 PM
Quote from: OFKA Governor Vepres on January 22, 2010, 10:54:59 PM
Quote from: bgwah on January 22, 2010, 07:30:52 PM

No more discriminatory than the current restrictions against young people, no?

I don't want an 18 year-old to be my Senator

But why a constitutional ban on 18-year olds serving in the Senate? It's not like the voters would elect someone that young, and if they did, well....that's democracy.

The point is you should have spent some time living in the US as an adult. Much like an immigrant must live here for a certain number of years before they can run for office.
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2010, 12:37:32 AM »
Quote from: JSojourner on January 28, 2010, 06:40:41 PM

I completely agree.  It's disturbing when people assume that being an old means a person is out of touch, uninformed or a doddering fool.  Sometimes, that is the case, of course.  But then some of the sharpest minds in government and in our culture are "olds". 

(I never got that knock on McCain, either, and I found it offensive.)

There should at least be some sort of Alzheimer's or dementia test for those over 70 every time they run for re-election.
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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2010, 09:47:02 AM »
Quote from: OFKA Governor Vepres on January 28, 2010, 11:42:17 PM
Quote from: SoFA Franzl on January 28, 2010, 04:29:56 PM
Quote from: OFKA Governor Vepres on January 22, 2010, 10:54:59 PM
Quote from: bgwah on January 22, 2010, 07:30:52 PM

No more discriminatory than the current restrictions against young people, no?

I don't want an 18 year-old to be my Senator

But why a constitutional ban on 18-year olds serving in the Senate? It's not like the voters would elect someone that young, and if they did, well....that's democracy.

The point is you should have spent some time living in the US as an adult. Much like an immigrant must live here for a certain number of years before they can run for office.

Again, shouldn't the voters decide who is best qualified?
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