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I think the reasoning behind not having an age cap in Congress is that if the people want to elect someone who is old, they should be able to do so. The ultimat

I think the reasoning behind not having an age cap in Congress is that if the people want to elect someone who is old, they should be able to do so. The ultimate check in a democratic society is the people, and like a different commenter said, it's strange that the voters of California continue to vote for Feinstein.

morkalork 3y ago
Presumably they vote for her because she is a democrat and the other viable candidate, a republican, is completely unpalatable to them. The problem is internal party politics that appear to have an unwritten rule of re-running the same candidate until they lose.
- dllthomas 3y ago
  California has had a jungle primary for a bit now, and there has been at least one general election that pitted Feinstein against a Democrat in the general election. As I mentioned elsewhere, the most common argument I got from Democrats around me for voting for her was seniority, for committee appointments and such.
  - hellojesus 3y ago
    Seems odd to knowingly choose a candidate that will work to make the lives of Americans worse solely to keep seniority. In fact, doing so seems like you would be empowering a terrible person beyond a normal terrible person, thus ensuring the lives of Americans are that much worse. Bonkers.
    - dllthomas 3y ago
      I mean, I don't think they believe she is "work[ing] to make the lives of Americans worse", even if they think the other candidate might be better. They agree with a lot of her positions. Heck, I agree with a lot of her positions, I just disagree with too many important ones.
- AaronM 3y ago
  This, at one point a candidate, and those working for a candidate would be blacklisted by the party if they tried to run against an incumbent.
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tric 3y ago
> I think the reasoning behind not having an age cap in Congress is that if the people want to elect someone who is old, they should be able to do so. If that were true, why aren't we allowed to elect someone younger than 30? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_candidacy_laws_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_candidacy_laws_in_the_U... "United States Senator: Minimum age: 30"

morkalork 3y ago

Presumably they vote for her because she is a democrat and the other viable candidate, a republican, is completely unpalatable to them. The problem is internal party politics that appear to have an unwritten rule of re-running the same candidate until they lose.

dllthomas 3y ago
California has had a jungle primary for a bit now, and there has been at least one general election that pitted Feinstein against a Democrat in the general election. As I mentioned elsewhere, the most common argument I got from Democrats around me for voting for her was seniority, for committee appointments and such.
- hellojesus 3y ago
  Seems odd to knowingly choose a candidate that will work to make the lives of Americans worse solely to keep seniority. In fact, doing so seems like you would be empowering a terrible person beyond a normal terrible person, thus ensuring the lives of Americans are that much worse. Bonkers.
  - dllthomas 3y ago
    I mean, I don't think they believe she is "work[ing] to make the lives of Americans worse", even if they think the other candidate might be better. They agree with a lot of her positions. Heck, I agree with a lot of her positions, I just disagree with too many important ones.
AaronM 3y ago
This, at one point a candidate, and those working for a candidate would be blacklisted by the party if they tried to run against an incumbent.
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tric 3y ago

> I think the reasoning behind not having an age cap in Congress is that if the people want to elect someone who is old, they should be able to do so. If that were true, why aren't we allowed to elect someone younger than 30? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_candidacy_laws_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_candidacy_laws_in_the_U... "United States Senator: Minimum age: 30"