I'd make it 20 words:
No person shall commence a term of office as President, Senator or Representative, who has attained the age of seventy-five.”
keepuphope wrote:
90 year olds with cognitive problems should not be serving period. And if your not a millionaire when you go in and after multiple terms your a multi millionaire you should not be in. Their salaries don't add up that quickly if they are honest.
Simple. One term Senate , you’re out ;
Two terms House, you’re Out. Same for President
One term.
No more pensions, No more Lawyers, barristers, esquires, ex or current, shall ever hold office ;No more “ Lobbying,”
No more “ professional politicians !!!!!
LostAggie66
Loc: Corpus Christi, TX (Shire of Seawinds)
JuristBooks wrote:
Simple. One term Senate , you’re out ;
Two terms House, you’re Out. Same for President
One term.
No more pensions, No more Lawyers, barristers, esquires, ex or current, shall ever hold office ;No more “ Lobbying,”
No more “ professional politicians !!!!!
That could work. I like the idea of no more Pro politicians. I would add that all Candidates for POTUS should have at least 4yrs military or Civil Service in the military. I think anyone wanting to be POTUS should understand the defense establishment either thru active/reserve service or civil service to become CIC/POTUS.
LostAggie66 wrote:
That could work. I like the idea of no more Pro politicians. I would add that all Candidates for POTUS should have at least 4yrs military or Civil Service in the military. I think anyone wanting to be POTUS should understand the defense establishment either thru active/reserve service or civil service to become CIC/POTUS.
Yes, that works for me . Good point.
Kevyn wrote:
And allow them to eject crooked lying scumbags, case in point 2020.
Yup 2020 where Biden was appointed
FallenOak wrote:
I agree with age limits but if the case is to reject a second term by Biden it will not happen. Truman was President when Presidential term limit was imposed but Truman was exempt because it changed while he was in office thereby grandfathering him under the old rule.
Actually the idea of a Citizen Congress is not truth. Often once elected the person seems to stay in office until well past retirement age in many instances. I remember my mom saying that when Chet Holifield went to Congress he debated on whether to become a Democrat or a Republican and choose Democrat because there were more Democrats in his precinct which gave him a better chance to win. My mom graduated from High School with Cam Holifield, Chet's wife, in 1919 and were life long friends so I know that to be a truth.
A Congress of Citizens would be one that was constantly in a state of radical change without any of them staying for more than two terms. Any other Congress would and is composed of people who have made their life employment that of politician. It would also be advisable to end employment of all civil service employees when a new President is elected. Since there is a vast number of civil service employees the hiring of those positions could be assigned to persons elected to Congress. Thereby assuring that no civil service employee will overstay his welcome either.
I am certain that the men who set up our government never thought of lifetime politicians. If you will recall many of the Founders were wealthy to begin with but many died in poverty after the war the establishment of our government.
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Age doesn’t matter it’s cognizance that should determine! Trump is still sharp as was Churchill, Hatcher etc
SeaLass wrote:
As they always say the devil is in the details.
1) Would the age limits still apply if in the next 20, 40, 60 years life expectancies jump by 10, 20 or 30 years? And if life expectancies dropped by 10 years, then what?
2) Under the proposal someone 75 years old running for a first term could serve till they were 83, so to be fair could a 79 year old run if they were limited to one term?
3) Since a VP stepping into the presidency can serve for up to 10 years, would a 75 year old VP then be able to serve till they were 85, or would they be ineligible for reelection if they were over 79 years?
I do agree that congress would be adamantly opposed to limiting their own terms of office, Senator D. Feinstein being a good example, as was S. Thurmond.
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Kamala should have a cognitive exam! Age shouldn’t matter!
Wonttakeitanymore wrote:
Yup 2020 where Biden was appointed
Or in 2000 when Bush Junior was appointed.
The daily caller is definitely a right wing site, and it is rated iiffy too, by Media Bias, AllSides and Ad Fintes. Biasly tayes them as 83% accurate.
However, that doesn't mean they are always wrong. I think we need term limits both on house and senate candidates of 20 years or so. About age of say, 76 on how old one can be when one is sworn in is a really good idea. A lot has been said by Republicans about president Biden's sharpness, and not enough about Trump's, which is just as bad or worse, as he is bat shit crazy.
Jim0001
Loc: originally from Tennessee, now Virginia, USA
LostAggie66 wrote:
That could work. I like the idea of no more Pro politicians. I would add that all Candidates for POTUS should have at least 4yrs military or Civil Service in the military. I think anyone wanting to be POTUS should understand the defense establishment either thru active/reserve service or civil service to become CIC/POTUS.
You finally said something I agree with. Thanks.
Jim0001
Loc: originally from Tennessee, now Virginia, USA
Drue-Marie wrote:
Or in 2000 when Bush Junior was appointed.
Bush wasn't real good but had "hanging chad" Gore gotten we would not have had to wait for Biden to destroy the nation. I would have been long gone....
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