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Need a new amendment enforcing federal retirement age on elected and appointed people. If you hit it during your term, you can’t run again. If you position is appointed, you have a year to step down.
Also need a federal law correcting the recent bribery ruling, and applying it to ALL federal employees, political and non-political. Call it the Thomas Act.
Wouldn't that be funny? Biden, in his last months in office, sets term limits on Congress that would have also booted him! That would be the most epic walking away while something explodes behind you kind of moment.
It would be great but the President has no such power. Congress, a group of geriatric kleptocrats, aren't going to legislate against themselves continuing to steal millions with insider trading.
Well, they aren't as geriatric and kleptocratic as United Russia.
Age discrimination. Term limits or length of service would be more fair.
Ok. Remove minimal age.
I can agree with that.
Age discrimination is codified. Minimum president age is 35, senator is 30, and congressperson is 25. No reason for it but age discrimination. If we can't put a ceiling they need to remove the floor.
Sure but you need an amendment. It will be very hard to do.
Yeah dude, electing some 30 yo who can just sit and wreck havoc for 60 years, where's the logic behind that?
I’ll be honest: I don’t know what you’re saying here. Can’t tell if you’re agreeing or disagreeing with me.
Term limits are more fair, basically. So I agree with you. Hence the "yeah" 😋
It's my understanding that term limits actually end up making for a worse government, because then you end to with a higher fraction of people who are new at their job. Like any other high-skill job, it can take a year or more before you start to get good at what you're supposed to be doing. Too many freshman means there's less continuity and stability in the government.
But this is all just a vague understanding, I haven't read up on it intentionally.
Well without them you end up with highly skilled populous fascists instead of mediocre ones. So what we have too much of already. I'd rather have new ideas with an underskilled attempt to accomplish them than the status quo expertly shifting the overton window to the right. Some instability can be good when the alternative is a set of dynasties focused on their own benefit at the express detriment of others.