Age restrictions for Congress?

[The Conservative]

Why blame the politicians and not the people who put them there? Or the process that makes this farce possible?

Because the congress represents the people who elected them. If the congress is brainless, what does that mean about the people who put them there? I thought it was obvious.

[Speaker to Animals]

Why blame the politicians and not the people who put them there? Or the process that makes this farce possible?

Because the congress represents the people who elected them. If the congress is brainless, what does that mean about the people who put them there? I thought it was obvious.

So you think you can fix this by limiting membership in Congress by the one factor that correlates to wisdom and experience?

Maybe you are an example of why Congress is populated by assholes. Had you thought of that?

[The Conservative]

Why blame the politicians and not the people who put them there? Or the process that makes this farce possible?

Because the congress represents the people who elected them. If the congress is brainless, what does that mean about the people who put them there? I thought it was obvious.

So you think you can fix this by limiting membership in Congress by the one factor that correlates to wisdom and experience?

Maybe you are an example of why Congress is populated by assholes. Had you thought of that?

None of the people I voted for ever got in. So no, not really. You forgot I live in Mass?

[katarn]

Term limits would fix a lot of this. To me that is more desirable and necessary than any age restrictions.

This is more what I was thinking without quite getting there. Age is correlated to some of the problems TC brought up, but it isn't such a force that a strict age limit would be effective in keeping out dottards but still ensure good legislators who happen to be old can serve. The problems lie in having entrenched politicians, so term limits make sense to me, although I would be inclined to make them generous.

[Fife]

1 term per person and immediate family per position.

Anyone with any downside to that; chime in, let's discuss.

[Speaker to Animals]

1 term per person and immediate family per position.

Anyone with any downside to that; chime in, let's discuss.

Not enough qualified legislators in some districts.

[The Conservative]

1 term per person and immediate family per position.

Anyone with any downside to that; chime in, let's discuss.

Not enough qualified legislators in some districts.

Pfft, there aren't enough qualified people in Congress as is...

[clubgop]

1 term per person and immediate family per position.

Anyone with any downside to that; chime in, let's discuss.

Got to give them some incentive one term is all too easy to cash out on.

[TheReal_ND]

1 term per person and immediate family per position.

Anyone with any downside to that; chime in, let's discuss.

I'm just envisioning a never ending train of promisers (not a lot different I guess,) and a lot of governor moon beams. Besides, I think legislation moves too slowly for that as it stands.

[Ex-California]

Why blame the politicians and not the people who put them there? Or the process that makes this farce possible?

Blame can shared

Our politicians are criminals. All of them. Its obvious nothing is working correctly