Which is yet more reason to give us something to put a thumb on the younger side of the scale. An age limit would be a crude form of that. So would a term limi

Which is yet more reason to give us something to put a thumb on the younger side of the scale. An age limit would be a crude form of that. So would a term limit. We could alter the seniority system that gives much more weight to people who have been there the longest. But that's a rule Congress passes for itself, and it's hard to imagine many incumbents giving up on a privilege they've been waiting for.