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[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 121 points 2 years ago

Hi, dem here. WE DONT WANT FUCKING ELDRITCH GODS REPRESENTING US anymore. Term limits. Term limits. Term limits.

[-] ZeroCool@feddit.ch 48 points 2 years ago
[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The age thing I’m less interested in, but competency tests and health checks probably more so. Think they’d do the same thing but more precisely (some people shit out in their 70s, some people stay sharp until they’re 100)

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

The age limit thing is definitely a tradeoff. We would lose people like Pelosi and Trump (and Biden), but we'd also lose Bernie Sanders.

[-] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Good. There's tons of younger people who stand for the same things that Bernie stood for.

[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Anyone you’d like to shout out specifically, nows the perfect op

[-] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

And probably a lot less delusional.

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some people shouldn't be eligible in their 30s. I don't know how we decide it though is the issue, and I don't trust that some conservative won't gain power and say "anyone who thinks corporations shouldn't be regulated is mentally ill" won't gain power.

[-] rbhfd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But can you trust that they will remain sharp for 4 years (or whatever the term of the position they're running for)?

[-] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is the key to term limits right here imo

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