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Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
(abc7news.com)
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Its not the age, its the mileage (cognitive abilitiy), that matters.
/facepalm Is it reall that hard to understand that some people are more mentally healthy/whole at an age than others at the same age?
I get young people wanting to bash older people for bashing sake, makes them feel better. But there's no truth to that, only selfish satisfaction.
I have no interest in bashing old people, but I will literally believe it when I see it. There is truth to the fact that old people die, quite often. If someone can prove they're mentally and physically fit at age 90,more power to them. But if they can't pass a test that proves they are able, they shouldnt be allowed in the Senate. Its not rude to assume the thing that's almost always true about a group is true for an individual in that group.
Agree, for mentally. That's all I've ever been saying, that we shouldn't just arbitrarily based on a numeric value stop a person from working, but instead, as long as they're able to work let them, regardless of their physical age.
There are cognitive tests that exist today, medical practitioners already use them.
For physically, we had a president fight and win a war from a wheelchair. As long as they have a physical constitution for long hours during crisis situations I believe that's all that would really matter.
At the end of the day a president makes decisions and then delegates to others to have those decisions fulfilled, and that's a mental thing moreso than physical.
Yeah, by physically I meant more along the lines of "isn't probably going to have a heart attack tomorrow". And we need to be assuming incapability after a certain age, until proven otherwise. When a senator turns 75 or 80, they should be automatically retired unless they choose to prove their capability, with public oversight of the test results.
We don't do that with older pilots, that's discriminatory to do it to them or anyone else. We're a nation of innocent until proven guilty.
Just give them a yearly cognitive test, that should waive any concerns someone would have.
Definitely this. If there's ever one group of our society that would try to get around the rules for their own benefit it would be politicians.
We should do that with pilots if we aren't. Not letting you be in a highly important position is not discrimination. There is a real concern over capability to do the job. Being a senator and flying a plane are not rights.