robocall@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?message-squaremessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1562arrow-down123
arrow-up1539arrow-down1message-squareWould you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?robocall@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squarefruitycoder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down3·6 months agoNo. I think age plays a factor into power dynamics (more time to accrue wealth and all), but not enough in our current life spans to be an issue. Term limits though I support because the ability to manipulate the voting system for decades is far to enticing and creates perverse incentives.
minus-squareMonument@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoI am running out of time to type up a comment right now, so I apologize for just link dumping, but if you have time, I encourage you to check these out: The Brookings Institute – Five reasons to oppose congressional term limits NPR – Term limits for Congress are wildly popular. But most experts say they’d be a bad idea Sorry, this is one of those issues I go die on a hill for, like hating DST. (And everyone downvotes me!)
No. I think age plays a factor into power dynamics (more time to accrue wealth and all), but not enough in our current life spans to be an issue.
Term limits though I support because the ability to manipulate the voting system for decades is far to enticing and creates perverse incentives.
I am running out of time to type up a comment right now, so I apologize for just link dumping, but if you have time, I encourage you to check these out:
The Brookings Institute – Five reasons to oppose congressional term limits
NPR – Term limits for Congress are wildly popular. But most experts say they’d be a bad idea
Sorry, this is one of those issues I go die on a hill for, like hating DST. (And everyone downvotes me!)