🧟☠️ Congress is SOOOOO old

[@JonGreen91]

Demented geriatrics Or incompetent babies The American people need higher standards

[@Hardrian_Hardrada_Cicero]

I blame teh b00m3r5 for throwing out standards back in 1969.

[@bentonmarcum8924]

Yes I totally agree. We should pass a amendment that only cats can run for office 🐈

[@Barskor1]

Or no rulers...

[@non1263]

As if we have nearly as much of a choice as we ought to.

[@kerwinbrown4180]

That is also the voting public. Population control has an effect. Who knew?

[@billkammermeier]

This exactly what they want. Lifelong politicians that vote along party lines without thinking or questioning

[@jrstoelting]

“What?” “Just say yes”

[@settame1]

That come from lifelong Democrat/republican voters who vote along party lines without thinking or questioning.

[@reidbrinkley8652]

The problem is that many are blinded by parties , add the fact many want democracy without understanding the issue with democracy leaving pitfalls

[@rphb5870]

I think the problem is that there is no democracy in America because the first condition for democracy is choice, and ye are only given too pre defined extremist camps who hate each other, instead of the rich icecream of flavers that other countries have. An amendment that created proportional representation would shake things up like none others. It would force politicians to pay attention to voters if, if a 5% minority party could get in and become the deciding vote on many issues

[@jacksonglass3447]

Thank you. I’m personally more conservative but I’m not a republican. I’d much rather have a president that’s democrat and competent than a republican that can barely string together a sentence if I agree with them.

[@russianbot4418]

@@jacksonglass3447 You got the two parties backward.

[@rphb5870]

@@jacksonglass3447 don't worry, America dosn't have a conservative party anyway. They have a fascist party, and they have a communist party, but don't ask me which is which

[@jacksonglass3447]

@@russianbot4418 I was trying not make a parallel to our current president. I was trying to convey that I would vote for which ever party had the best candidate even if there are things I strongly dislike about them if it meant that my daily life would improve without constricting my freedoms.

[@matthewrix1047]

Knew it was congress as soon as he said retirement home

[@hellyeah_ellajane]

I knew it was Congress as soon as I read the title of the video 😅

[@thatiowan3581]

Knew it was Congress as soon as I read the title

[@matthewrix1047]

@@thatiowan3581 lol that’s fair, I hardly ever look at the title

[@dennisyoung6122]

People keep bringing up term limits, but what is really needed is actual enforcement of laws and arrests of politicians when they break the laws. So many of them constantly violate the Constitution without any consequences.

[@3eve0n]

why not both?

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

@3eve0n I like the way you think

[@barrybarlowe5640]

Who watches the watcher? Also, term limits on appointed Bureaucrats. They get in, they're hard to terminate and they pass regulations which is really Congress' job.

[@Transformers2Fan1]

Like the "let's play a game called 'NFL or NBA?'' with # of people convicted for spouse abuse, unable to legally hold a credit card, drunk driving, etc... But it's Congress.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

@@barrybarlowe5640 Sadly, regulations can't really be congresses problem, because the science behind regulations for several industries just can't be understood by one person, that's why congress gave them the power

[@VeraldoAncodini]

Regardless of age, what's most important, namely competency and virtue, are completely missing from politicians. All we have these days are corrupt bastards.

[@pigpuke]

Politicians have always been corrupt, we just had and demanded a better class of criminal.

[@Allustar]

Thank your country for turning congress into a career to be exploited.

[@pretikewl76]

We need term limits. There should be no such thing as a "career politician".

[@sturnie1]

The founding fathers never invisioned a politician for life roll it was supposed to complete your term and go back to your old life. Until they starred giving themselves more perks and benefits and salary for life and you have the train wreck political system we now question every day!

[@lonestar2078]

no. Federalist Papers talked about term limits and why they're terrible. they'd take away the responsibility of the voter and hand it off to government. also, what's to stop lobbyists from going to the freshmen and starting it all over again?

[@f308gtb1977]

“We need term limits of zero. There should be no such thing as a politician.” Fixed it for you.

[@stevenschnepp576]

You, dear voter, should be doing your job. You are responsible for dealing with the situation, because that's how a republic works.

[@MrSmileyRay]

People are two lazy to vote for this and democrats and republicans will not vote out any of there own incumbents

[@mylastaccountgotdeletedtha6936]

I went to congress once. Saw some old person yelling in the worst smoker’s voice possible, “Hey you, you that guy selling Chawcolate? I always hated Chawcaloate!” This woman had a build similar to that alien Mexico unveiled.

[@WinginWolf]

Hahahah! Were her eyes missing and was she able to move by wheel chair without the use of arms and legs?

[@marxxplaysgames]

Chocolate? Chocolate?! CHOCOLATE!!!

[@pattonramming1988]

Diane Feinstein?

[@logenvestfold4143]

I bet they were around when chocolate was first invented, and likely hated it.

[@OceanAce]

By any chance, did she happen to rub her skin with chocolate?

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

I don't care what age they are as long as they are both competent and aren't selling their country out for personal gain which should be a treasonous act.

[@Balderdash1000]

Well, that leaves out the vast majority of congress then, doesn't it?

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

@@Balderdash1000 Yes. Yes it does. I wouldn't be opposed to replacing the lot of them.

[@chaosXP3RT]

The people who repeat Russian and Chinese propaganda on the floor of Congress are my favorite! (Gaetz and Greene)

[@Allustar]

The majority of congress is only in it to make money, so guess you kind of have to care more.

[@JayChampagne]

I actually think age limits are a much better solution than tests that measure cognitive ability. Even the best of those tests need to be interpreted, and you don't want elected representatives vetoed by unelected test administrators.

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Yep. Cognitive tests would allow unelected pencil pushers to gatekeep the government, which is a power the people are supposed to have.

[@WeighedWilson]

What age is peak for Social Security benefits? Maybe start there.

[@jrstoelting]

Term limits solve the problem with no tests necessary.

[@shanekeenaNYC]

​@stopbig-techmonopolies2026 I would say social security retirement age needs to be put on a moving scale according to average US life expectancy, adjusting every 10 years. Take it out of career politicians and give the bureaucrats something to do besides pushing pencils.

[@JayChampagne]

@@shanekeenaNYC Bureaucrats already do everything legislators should be tasked with. The role of the legislature is currently to spend money that doesn't exist.

[@michaelmoubarek1178]

When they’re so old, they won’t be around to suffer the consequences of their decisions! These older folks won’t have to work the US out of the terrible trouble they’re leading us into!

[@Mongoosesummoner]

*CoughCough* AOC's New Green Deal *CoughCough"

[@videakias3000]

"why would I take the [cognitive] test? come on man. that's like saying you, before you got to this program, you should take a test for doing cocaine or not, what do you think?what do you think? are you a junkie?" joe biden to a black reporter.

[@BasementBerean]

Back when this country was founded, they actually thought that someone was mature and wise enough to be a senator or representative at 30 years of age, and 25 respectively. And likely they were.

[@kriegjaeger]

To be fair in that time there was no such thing as a "Teenager". If you were over 10 you were a "young man" and expected to be working in your family's business and dealing with familial responsibilities. Now most people don't expect anyone to have responsibility until 18, if at all. Parents kick their children out of the house because they don't contribute to the household and yet the parents often never taught them how to live responsibly but wanted them to have the childhood they never could.

[@BasementBerean]

@@kriegjaeger I've wondered if the whole idea of public education, at least the "until 18" kind has sort of jumped the shark and should be abolished.

[@jimmydesouza4375]

@@BasementBerean It never jumped the shark. Look up something called "The Prussian model", that is what all modern education is, not even based on, simply is. It was designed from the start by King Frederick The Great of Prussia to brainwash the children into being good cogs, for the military (males) and as breeders (females) in order to create the most powerful Prussian (German) army possible. As the need for soldiers has decreased, the need to keep the rest of the population infantilized has increased, which is why initially optional and specialised high school became mandatory, and now we're in the phase of optionally secondary and specialised college becoming mandatory (how often do you hear of people going to college to "find themselves" or not knowing what their career path is? That is 100% not what college is meant to be, that is what primary/elementary school is supposed to be).

[@draighodge6039]

​@@kriegjaegerin many ways child labor laws have produced the unintended consequence of an artificially long childhood. Guys like Newton were inventing things like calculus to describe gravity at 16 years old. Today, we are excited when a "teenager" shows up on time ready for work.

[@kriegjaeger]

@@BasementBerean I don't think public education itself is bad, but the change is that it went from a church ministry in local communities where teachers, teachings and students were all localized and in small classrooms with universal biblical morality to government funded factory preparation facilities in the industrial revolution. School bells and shifting from room to room were made to simulate shift bells and moving around the assembly line and little has changed. Look at how schools fawn over graduates who get signed onto prestigious corporations or sports teams. The children are groomed a products for corporations. Or were anyhow, now they're just groomed.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

Term limits would sure help with this situation also, by limiting the damage done by those with cognitive decline

[@pretikewl76]

I've been saying this for a long time. There shouldn't be "career politicians".

[@stevenschnepp576]

You know what would solve the situation? If you, dear voter, were to do your fucking job and quit trying to get the government to take care of your fuckups for you.

[@logenvestfold4143]

Not necessarily. Term limits would kneecap career politicians, but would do nothing to stop political parties from exclusively propping up elderly candidates to utilize their cognitive decline as a means to make puppeteering easier.

[@triphius]

@@logenvestfold4143Case Study: Joe Biden A lot of damage can be done inside of reasonable term limits. However, I do think we should have them… but they’re not the silver bullet.

[@logenvestfold4143]

@@triphius yeah not against term limits. But I also think there should be a cap on age too. I find it bizarre that we have a minimum age requirement but not a maximum age limit.

[@alfredosaint-jean9660]

Age doesn't mean experience. That fallacy only helped to perpetuate this.

[@rjbourgeois5490]

Oh they are experienced alright, but that doesn't mean that that experience will be put towards your benefit. Time allows for greater oppertunity to obtain experience, but what they view as beneficial is different to what you view as beneficial. Different target audiences. Corruption.

[@landaumoonbeams1617]

At first, I thought the Scarecrow was missing from the group's costume theme. Then, I realized that the Scarecrow is all of Congress collectively because not a single member of Congress has a brain.

[@ThisisKyle]

We need cognitive tests for our elected officials

[@Aliksander54]

Question 1: Do you acknowledge the FACT that human-made GLOBAL WARMING will kill us all in 10 years? Question 2: Do you acknowledge the FACT that our system is a cis-normative white supremacy patriarchy? Question 3:.... Oh I'm sorry, I'm afraid you aren't knowledgeable enough to serve.

[@SweatyFatGuy]

And there should be a lower limit for intelligence so they don't tell homeless people to go home or are overly concerned with Guam capsizing... and they should know what a garbage disposal does too.. and other simple things.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

​@@SweatyFatGuybut if we had that, an entire group of people who are in Congress today would have no place to go to become millionaires

[@dododojo905]

That's just asking for the cognitive testing people to ensure that our politicians have the "right opinions".

[@joshuagross3151]

And all officials, not just the old ones.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

At least younger politicians have the chance to gain experience and mature to competency. The same can't be said for geriatrics

[@esteban1487]

Or they have more years to make the same stupid mistakes over and over.

[@BlazeLycan]

Have to agree with @@esteban1487. In the game of politics: admitting you are wrong; a prerequisite to personal growth, is a death sentence to being elected. Politics are incentivized to stick with their guns which isn't great when those decisions affect you and I. One can't elect geriatrics or youngsters who'll get the competence "later".

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

​@@esteban1487making a "mistake" for the second time is not a mistake. It's a choice. They are choosing bad. They are choosing to be evil.

[@beluga2342]

or they could be another AOC... o god....

[@esteban1487]

@@Leonard_Wolf_2056 No, it's only the SAME mistake over and over that's a choice.

[@Seymorebuttz]

Fun fact there were several points in American history whereas the government had a huge problem with congressmen and other officials being too young. This is perhaps the first time ever that the issue is our politicians being too old.

[@Gottaculat]

35 to 65 seems like a sweet spot for politician age. Younger lacks the wisdom that hopefully comes with experience, and older starts becoming detached from and less adaptable to the modern world. Someone like my own dad, for example, whom I have great admiration and respect for, is just too old to understand modern workings. He's 78, a decorated Vietnam combat veteran, has over 35 years of experience in banking, and has been an outstanding father, BUT, he can't even figure out how to get his new laptop to work. His old one is bogged down with malware and viruses because he doesn't understand basic computer maintenance. He actually thinks it's practical to just give up computers entirely and, I'm not joking, "just get a portable typewriter." His cognitive abilities are fine, but he's stuck in the past. He still writes checks. Who does that? It's so clumsy and impractical. I generally don't like to bad-mouth my dad; not a good thing to do. I am, however, a pragmatist, and while I honor my dad, I have to also acknowledge people his age are generally past the point of having a bead on modern life. One can be on point philosophically, but totally derailed when it comes to the details of modern workings. I'd still trust my dad to lead over some nitwit like AOC, though. Not even a contest.

[@settame1]

It really depends. My dads 70 and has forsaken most computers as to complicated - but his degree is in software engineering and he knows it well, he just hates the things now. I think many people in that age don’t actually want to keep up because they see how useless it is and it’s part of the wisdom. My dad has certainly become more pragmatic when it comes to war, investments and politics as he’s aged, and he was always very well versed. Now he sees more the cyclical nature of it and realizes it’s all pretty futile.

[@rjbourgeois5490]

Age has very little to do with it. Whether the person has moral value in tune with the founding principles of the nation of which they supposedly represent is a much greater factor. If they are corrupt, doesn't matter what age they are or amount of wisdom they have.

[@justanotherchannelonyoutub126]

I love how Bob’s Halloween bowl is the penguin. Nice call back

[@sempersuffragium9951]

I went into this thinking it would just be the same old "we need term limits" thing. Nice to see some independent thought

[@Gottaculat]

Something to consider is very elderly politicians don't have to live with the consequences of their decisions 30-40 years from now. A younger politician, say, 35, does.

[@xSilentZeroXx]

Unfortunately, no politician has to live with the consequences of their actions. They're so rich that they just live in gated communities with 24/7 security.

[@Supersurfer12]

It is scary how much the mind can degrade with age. I have seen, firsthand, the damage done by elderly people just trying to drive.

[@AsylumEscapade]

Have you seen Grey Dawn?

[@DarkHorseSki]

Term limits would really help with this. And if term limits are good enough for the POTUS, they should be good enough for elected officials in Congress.

[@ninjaked1265]

How about age limits instead

[@DarkHorseSki]

@@ninjaked1265 no... because science and personal choices impact the age at which people start having problems and thus, that is not a hard cut guide that makes sense.

[@Efa_Birch]

Especially since it seems like Congress is typically the most powerful (in the long term, as presidents can simply undo the executive orders of their predecessor and the Judicial branch can overturn a previously-decided case), it seems like their ideas have the most staying power. So yeah, that's definitely a good idea. You need your politicians to not only be willing to hold to the values you trust them with, but also to represent them ably.

[@notthefbi7932]

So old and so not questionably rich 😉 🤑🤑🤑 2- terms for senators 4- terms for Congress

[@linkplays2952]

wouldnt it make more sense for 6 term ? so for both senate and house has 12 year limit

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

​@@linkplays2952I would vote for a 12 year limit in total of both so they can go back home before getting too corrupted

[@linkplays2952]

@@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever feel like the only way to accomplish that is to make it so senators can't join Congress and vice versa

[@celestirr]

Or we go back to what it was when it was originally created~ A privilege.. not a job. The moment they don't get paid to do it, all the greed flushes out.

[@linkplays2952]

@@celestirr no what will happen then is more insider trading or just lobbying. also senators spend more than 40hrs a week on it. its basically a job and should at least be paid something.

[@Zetact_]

Congressional Bingo Night is one where the person who wins Bingo gets to print a few billion dollars for their pet projects. The people who do not win Bingo also get to print a few billion dollars.

[@cherubin7th]

It is a track to disguise corruption as incompetence.

[@drip369]

Yes people should learn to vote for policy not personality, competency matters

[@BrotherHood-xh9sg]

1. The problem Soapy hasn't mentioned, is that if you invlude life expectancy, the "age" of American politicians hasn't risen that much. 2. Again, it's not about age, it's about mental fitness. He kinda mentions it with the 30 year old stuff, but age is just a number here. What's important is the capacity to lead and the mental fitness to do so.

[@Brent-jj6qi]

Here's the thing, life expectancy has gone up, but that doesn't mean people are going longer before hitting mental decline. A vast majority of the increase isn't people living further into adulthood, it's just people making it to adulthood in the first place rather then dying in infancy. In addition, the people who do live longer tend to be propped up decaying husks, not always obviously, but quite often

[@BrotherHood-xh9sg]

@@Brent-jj6qi my point with life expectancy was that the founding fathers at the time they were in the senate, were already in the last stages of their life. They weren't in their thirties. Point 2 was about mental fitness over the focus of age.

[@mustang607]

Old politicians make some of best puppets for the puppet masters.

[@wislordthewhite2823]

Never reveal a beautifull women's age Good thing he didn't

[@QuantumLeaper25]

Ouch.

[@barrybarlowe5640]

They missed one feature: any congress person they met would tax them up to 60% of their candy.

[@sturnie1]

They always used to joke that every politician has a skeleton in their close NOW they are the skeleton! Oh the irony

[@jennifermcneece3009]

This is why primaries are so important

[@RectifiedMetals]

The average “retirement age,” of the average American should be the age limit for all government seats, all 3 branches. Whatever the number is, 67 - 70, doesn’t matter. Go home, enjoy the grand kids, enjoy your last moments of life.

[@notmuch_23]

The _real_ problem is that too many people just flat out don't think, don't want to, and thus have no experience doing so.

[@chowrites6179]

Term limits is my go to. Age means nothing when compared to experience but we need to make sure they don't become career politicians

[@trapperjohn7571]

Age itself just isn't that useful as a gauge. One of the people my Mom used to work with started going senile in her 50s. On the other hand, my great grandma at the ripe old age of 104 was not only as sharp as a tack, but she almost got kicked out of the nursing home after she beat up her 80 year old roommate

[@bentonmarcum8924]

We should pass an amendment that only clowns can run for office. 🤔 . Wait a minute. That wouldn't actually change anything

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

No, it would be an improvement.

[@ratoim]

Hey man, be nice! Clowns work hard. They design their own face brand, practice athletic pratfalls, work with other clowns to put on a show, work the crowds, and most importantly, know when to bow off the stage.

[@bentonmarcum8924]

@@ratoim you were describing Bidum until that last part

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

@@bentonmarcum8924 When did Biden bow off the stage?

[@bentonmarcum8924]

@@flyingturret208thecannon5 I suggest you reread my post. I said UNTIL the last part.

[@darthhodges]

Public, live debates are a great way to sort out the incapable. If you are too old or too ignorant to respond coherently within the time limits given it shows on the debate stage. It also can indicate how individuals react under pressure when they are surprised by a question. They are far from foolproof, of course. Several presidential candidates in recent years were caught wearing ear pieces so they could be fed answers instead of having to think themselves.

[@o00nemesis00o]

...pinhole pupils, enough said.

[@lorensoth4365]

There is a huge fallacy here "Experience doesn't equal wisdom". As a republic, the sole point of representatives was to bring a concensus of thought of the district they represent. The biggest problem as that THESE people have their own personal agendas and do not represent their district. It's hurts, especially when things are 49/51 of 10% of active voters. The other thing is no individual has the experience, that is why they have an office of people who know how to administrate and delegate....and get things done. They are just figurehead, atop of people who actually do the job....it is a bureaucracy after all......

[@grrman]

Way too old and and way too rich for having worked in government

[@DylanLey]

We need term limits and/or cognitive tests!

[@sporkwitch]

Right at the end when he's a ghost, my first thought is "oh, look, a Biden voter!" lol

[@sandyjourneys]

It really has nothing to do with age and everything to do with capability, or a lack there of.

[@kamikaze00007]

What you need is more power to the people. You need a voting option that allows "We, The People" to hold an emergency vote on whether or not a politician is allowed to stay their term or get "let go of" instead of "fired" which is what impeachment originally should be.

[@phoenixbyrd79]

I 100% advocate for age limits. No one past the age of legal retirement ... so, 65ish is it now? ... should be allowed to serve in any capacity in government, period *AND* term limits should be required. No more career politicians. Serve your country and step aside and allow others a chance to serve.

[@xhesil8848]

Trick or Treating at Congress is just buying yourself a bag of candy with extra steps. And Zeroes.

[@QuantumLeaper25]

LONG passed overdue….

[@ameribeaner]

Thank you for explaining these complex topics with cartoons, it makes it so much easier to teach my kids with these videos

[@donaldham308]

Age and experience goes hand in hand is true, but experience does not equal intelligence of competence.

[@draighodge6039]

We need cumulative time limits: no one should "serve" in Government for more than twenty years. No retirement, no "free" healthcare and dental plans. Let them live under the same rules as we do.

[@bobbywagner1113]

Politicians should have so little power that it shouldn't matter who gets elected.

[@RichardGeiszler]

An honest politician is one that once bought, stays bought. -- We need term limits and campaign contribution reform & restrictions.

[@forsociopoliticalstuff2629]

The way I see it, if there are age minimums, there should also be age limits. A sweet spot range is needed.

[@stevenbyford5615]

Bob's a genius.

[@donoimdono2702]

"....could leave us with a bunch of inexperienced know nothings." or worse; the squad. inexperienced _activist_ know nothings!

[@dragondogemaster]

Experience in Congress is so important but yes also competence and knowledge of today.

[@acem82]

One mistake: No-one can competently exercise governmental authority. They don't have the price signals or any of the incentives to be competent.

[@jeremyschaber4588]

We have to remember the power of incumbency and people's character flaw to just vote for the same person over and over because that is always what they do. While primaries are good for new blood and ideas how many people are focused on their real lives to give the proper time and focus to determine who is truly the better candidate?

[@nickswildweather1308]

We don't need age limits. We need term limits. And a limit on years in government overall.

[@ghost307]

I'm impressed that you were able to make this entire video without using the word "whippersnapper".

[@aarongogl5386]

As with so many things, the solution is simple, but hard to do: vote better.

[@treason520]

I disagree. Federal retirement age should be the age limit for all government positions. A few other things should probably happen as well: - cognitive tests for voters - cognitive tests for candidates - term limits for all government officials (elected or otherwise)

[@jimmydesouza4375]

"You do not agree with CURRENT THING, ergo your cognitive functions are impaired. Voting rights lost, citizen!" Good job!

[@johndaniel7161]

You act as though there's such a thing as a good politician. I like my enemies old and senile, thank you very much.

[@jakelnordstrom]

Perfect example of the "vote younger doesn't equal voting better" dichotomy: the solution to someone like Nancy Pelosi ISN'T someone like AOC.

[@marijanelanwehr7369]

Good food for thought! You are such a talented group! Best wishes!

[@OceanAce]

All we need are a few "professionals" to take care of the issue if any politician refuses to retire after 79.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

If you can't remember where you put your keys then you shouldn't run for Congress

[@SJR-1028]

“NicE tO mEEt YoU. HApPy HAllOwEeN!”

[@queenbunnyfoofoo6112]

Term limits aren't an answer to the real problem. The real problem is crappy voters. Most people don't research the candidates and just vote party (voting irregularities is another subject). All that happens with term limits is you get another crook after the previous crook is termed out. On the other hand, if a representative is doing a good job, they should stay as long as the voters want them.

[@stevenschnepp576]

It's nice to see someone here understands what's actually going on.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

With term limits we might get higher quality candidates

[@conserva-chan2735]

"Bob, this is congress"

[@rustleshackleford1553]

Term limits will aid in the age problem.

[@liskira6250]

at first I was thinking "where was the scarecrow?" then I realized you didn't want to make a strawman

[@gerry5786]

The fratstar congressman smoking the vape was hilarious to see.

[@Tulion]

Maybe it is just a reflection of the voters, many if which are already past the end of their life.

[@RaichuWizDom]

It's extra funny when you realise Dorothy's companions all became rulers in their own right. The Lion ruled the jungle, the Tin Woodsman took over ruling the Winkies from the Wicked Witch of the West, and Scarecrow took over ruling Oz for a while. Even the flying monkeys had their own king; the monkeys were intelligent, and a trump card the witch only used in emergencies, because she could only use them a limited amount of times. Well, in the original, at least, the musical cut a lot. (Seriously, read the first book sometime, chapter 12 is *brutal*) Anyway, not sure if that was intentional, but it's funny to note, regardless.

[@kingofthorns203]

But then there's legends like Clint Eastwood still making films at 93. He said in an interview recently that he "gets up every day and doesn't let the old man in."

[@shanekeenaNYC]

Or Ron Paul but Clint Eastwood is an amazing actor.

[@CommonSenseSoapbox]

Not sure if you saw Cry Macho, but his age shows. Sad.

[@jahenders]

It's definitely true that too many geriatrics with dubious mental capacity stick around in Congress, the Presidency, and the courts. However, I'm glad that you point out that electing young fools is definitely not an improvement. If only voters (as a whole) voted for candidates that they legitimately studied and found to have a good grasp of the issues, rather than blindly voting for whoever had the same letter suffix (D or R) as they do.

[@Smirch72]

How about we all awaken, and accept the fact that 'authority' is an illusion.

[@i2rtw]

Moving toward fulfilling the prophecy ,”a child shall lead them.”

[@MakkenziKreiga]

It should be legal to get their medical information upon request, as representatives their health is a key interest to the people.

[@CornDogShaun]

We are sprinting towards Idiocracy the movie.

[@earltate56]

No age limits would be necessary if there were TERM LIMITS.

[@MissingTrails]

Theory: young voters find ancient politicians endearing, find young candidates relatable, and hate their parents.

[@BlackrockLobbyist]

Term limits fix this issue within a few election cycles

[@stevenschnepp576]

No, because the issue is the voters.

[@CarbonOtter]

The official Social Security retirement age. When you hit it, you should be lawfully required to step down from any elected public office.

[@stevenschnepp576]

Excellent idea. They'll just roll back retirement age to prevent their being mandatorily retired.

[@LynyrdSkynyrd.4Ever]

That might work if it were coupled with some kind of term limit maximum. Some people might run for Congress initially after reaching SS age. If they win we would get the advantage of their experience. We just don't need them in office 20 years later at age 85

[@CarbonOtter]

I hope they do. Then they'd have to admit Social Security is broken and they'd have citizenry beating them down over it. Keep your office, lose your voters.@@stevenschnepp576

[@brycecarbee]

I don't know how much age really effects anything, I'm more concerned with the blatant corruption that people ignore...

[@opinionofmine3238]

In the span of the conversation that politician died, his corpse was taken away and his ghost took his place.

[@brokeneyes6615]

Every kid within a 3 block radius of the Mars factory in Chicago did this very thing in the 90’s.

[@cohenvale6342]

I can guess that Ron woulda been the scarecrow. Also, dude got the penguin back!!

[@Mishterius]

Why would anybody oppose a 75-year age limit for public office?

[@ribiagio98]

Nice to meet you, happy Halloween!

[@TheAntManChannel]

What an embarrassment in congress today.

[@kevhead1525]

Term limits is so obviously the right thing. That's why it will never happen. Once they are in that cushy club they hope to stay until death (or scandal).

[@afrikasmith1049]

At this point we got two choices. 1: A citizen government where we could give elder politicians cognitive test and stop corruption. 2: Starship Troopers.

[@stevenschnepp576]

Considering so many of our societal problems stem from universal suffrage...

[@BrainUndead80]

I will actively advocate against term limits because of Dr. Ron Paul and Don Young, the latter was amazing for Alaska.

[@amikbixby2502]

Term limits on more positions solve a lot of problems.

[@jacoblamb3535]

Age limits are completely necessary. executive branches of the federal and state governments should be 50 or under.