No one acting in Congress should be over 70.... required retirement age ALL members of...

I am 56, I have that many years worth of life experience. I have become more responsible with every year, but, I can show you guys who have the same length of life experience that I do and they are still total idiots. If I were going to place limits on those who are elected to office, the first would be term limits. Then I would limit the field to only candidates that had work experience for a number of years. No more getting a degree and running for office. Five years employed would be a good start, military time would not count as employment but service would be encouraged. I am also a veteran, being a veteran doesn't magically make me electable material. I am not sure there is any evidence that shows elderly politicians are any better than younger ones, on the other hand, I don't see any indication that "new voices" makes a big difference either.

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

While I mostly agree, it would be tough to enforce something like that on the grounds of discrimination.

I think having term limits for Congress people would be a reasonable enough workaround so that people don't get to keep their seats for multiple decades and grow increasingly out of touch with the average American.

It's pretty scary to see how technology and social media is tearing the fabric of society apart and they're still arguing about abortion 50 years after Roe v. Wade. Their priorities are decades behind

ElwoodBlues · M

Good thought. However, the Constitution leaves it up to individual states to decide who is eligible to represent them. You are welcome to press term and age limits for your state, and my state will do what it thinks best.