Do you think there should be an upper age limit on voting?

There is a minimum age to vote - do you think there should be an upper limit too, as those at the other end of the spectrum are down to their last decade or so of life and shouldn't get a say in major decisions affecting all those generations behind them that will have to live with the consequences (i.e. Brexit and the divide between how the older / younger generations voted)

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Anonymartyr · M

I think that a person should have to write an examination and pass before qualifying to vote for each time they wish to vote.
In Imperial China, The Emperor was born to his station, but directly under him was the Mandarinate. This was a body of ministers (or advisers), each chosen by written examination. The one with the best aptitude in agriculture would be chosen as minister of agriculture. All the various ministers were chosen similarly. People from any class of life could write these examinations, so even the poorest farmer could end up serving directly under the Emperor. All that was required was to excel in skill and knowledge of a certain field. in our system, virtually all are lawyers and little else and rarely pay more than a nod to the real experts in a field.