an age max for president

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

Should there be one?

cow451 · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
Should there be one?

I know it isn’t legal to do so... but I have great concerns about the country being continually led by people with short shelf lives.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

cow451 said:
I know it isn’t legal to do so... but I have great concerns about the country being continually led by people with short shelf lives.

Keep in mind that the shelf lives are not as short as they once were.

cow451 · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
Keep in mind that the shelf lives are not as short as they once were.

But the cognitive decline has not been getting later, just the death dates of the body.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

cow451 said:
But the cognitive decline has not been getting later, just the death dates of the body.

Then maybe they should have some kind of test to ensure someone is still mentally suited to be president. No this does not mean that people agree with them.

mama2one · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
Should there be one?

yes, definitely

believe 65 should cut-off for running

also believe anyone over 65, needs to take driving test every 5 yrs as older people are making our roads unsafe (in our town)

SimplyMe · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
Then maybe they should have some kind of test to ensure someone is still mentally suited ti be president. No this does not mean that people agree with them.

I disagree with any age requirements. I can agree with your idea. My thought, during the annual physicals the president gets, we require screenings for Alzheimer's and dementia. If there is evidence of those issues, though likely with a second screening by different doctors, then the 25th Amendment is "automatically" invoked and the Vice President takes over as President.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

christine40 said:
yes, definitely

believe 65 should cut-off for running

Keep in mind that 35 is the minimum.

Dave-W · Oct 7, 2019

Reagan definitely showed signs of dementia in his 2nd term. He was 70 when he took office.

The 3 top running Dems are all 70 or over. Our current prez is also over 70.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

Dave-W said:
Reagan definitely showed signs of dementia in his 2nd term. He was 70 when he took office.

The 3 top running Dems are all 70 or over. Our current prez is also over 70.

so should there be an age limit or just mental check-ups?

Dave-W · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
so should there be an age limit or just mental check-ups?

Medical check ups at least. Maybe age limits.

But either approach will probably require a constitutional amendment; the 2nd one definitely will.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

Dave-W said:
Medical check ups at least. Maybe age limits.

But either approach will probably require a constitutional amendment; the 2nd one definitely will.

Yes, because currently there is only a minimum age.

grasping the after wind · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
Should there be one?

Sure how about the age of 121.

Seriously though, no, there is no reason for extra Constitutional age discrimination. If a person is mentally sound then that person should be allowed to serve. By mentally sound I mean they are not actually senile or clinically insane completely understood solely in the medical sense. Some people would like mentally sound to mean agreeing with their political POV as they cannot conceive of a sane person disagreeing with anything they believed to be correct. If the voters judge someone to be too old they will not vote for that individual and people are too old at different ages than other people. Age is a number: being old is an attitude.

durangodawood · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
an age max for president...Should there be one?

Totally.

I'm thinking somewhere right around 30.

JustRachel · Oct 7, 2019

I think that there should be. I don't believe it would be age discrimination. There are jobs within the federal government with age limits.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

durangodawood said:
Totally.

I'm thinking somewhere right around 30.

the minimum age is 35

durangodawood · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
the minimum age is 35

Yes, I realize we'd have to change that.

dogs4thewin · Oct 7, 2019

durangodawood said:
Yes, I realize we'd have to change that.

to what?

durangodawood · Oct 7, 2019

dogs4thewin said:
to what?

lets say.... 21. Would be embarrassing if the US Pres couldn't legally toast at a state dinner.

21 to 30. Thats the right window, I think.

Hank77 · Oct 7, 2019

Dave-W said:
Reagan definitely showed signs of dementia in his 2nd term. He was 70 when he took office.

The 3 top running Dems are all 70 or over. Our current prez is also over 70.

That's one reason there should be a max. age limit. When we elect someone that old we have to be considering 8 yrs. in office, not 4.
I think it should be somewhere between 65 and 68.

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