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"+70 year old farts debate to keep the status quo" There are 32 senators over 70, they should be all retired

• azinman2 5y ago
  I’ve seen many of the young people stepping in… they can easily be worse. They’re typically coming up in a WAY more polarized world where identity politics are the only path forward… and they are often just as clueless about the world. New doesn’t mean better.
  • mattwad 5y ago
    That's easy to fix - young but also with experience. I don't know why we don't have some sane speed bumps for people that have political aspiration. Don't let judges be appointed if the bar deems them "unfit." Don't let politicians run for senator if they've never worked for government a day in their life, or have criminal records.
  • DebtDeflation 5y ago
    >I’ve seen many of the young people stepping in… they can easily be worse. Madison Cawthorn is probably the best example of this. Elected to Congress at 25 years old. Education: One semester at a Bible College where he received "mostly D's" and then dropped out. Work experience: One and a half years as a part time staff assistant to Mark Meadows. He's now in a position of authoring laws that bind all of us while receiving a $174K annual salary plus incredible benefits at taxpayer expense.
• RcouF1uZ4gsC 5y ago
  “Senate” literally derives from the Latin word for “old man” (senex)
• _-david-_ 5y ago
  Young people aren't really a silver bullet. So many young people have no clue how the internet or computers work.
  • tintedfireglass 5y ago
    This sends shivers down my spine. Will it always be like this? Which will be the generation that will be computer literate? In ten years? A hundred? A millenia? Sigh.
    • thfuran 5y ago
      Of course it will always be like this. Most people don't know much about most infrastructure because they don't need to—they just use it.