Cognitive testing is a can of worms that would lead to endless bickering, and the problem with politicians not retiring isn't simply their lack of cognitive abi

Cognitive testing is a can of worms that would lead to endless bickering, and the problem with politicians not retiring isn't simply their lack of cognitive ability. It's that the age skews so high that politicians aren't truly in touch with the electorate and are bias towards the concerns of seniors. It's that baby boom generations end up building disproportionate amount of clout which is basically unbroken until they literally die, and forced retirement would break up these networks of clout faster. It's that it's a double standard to set an age minimum but then not set an age maximum and instead rely on schemes like neurocognitive testing. If an age maximum is so unthinkable because it's vile ageism - so is an age minimum. Maybe set the maximum age at 75 at the start of their term. Sanders, Biden, Trump, Feinstein, McConnell, and Pelosi should all not be running. Setting term limits would also have the same effect of driving down the average age of the congress/senate.