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Why would there need to be a hard limit on something the electorate is already directly voting on? You might say every election is an election on if people abov

Why would there need to be a hard limit on something the electorate is already directly voting on? You might say every election is an election on if people above X age should be in congress.

bushbaba 1y ago
Aging population means that many democracies will have more old than young voters. Couple that with the American culture of f you I’ve got mine, leads to a prioritization not on the future generations.
nomadygnt 1y ago
Which really makes you wonder how well the system is really working. Of course I don’t know this but I feel like if you asked everyone, the majority of people would say that 95, or 90, or 85 is too old to be in congress. But somehow they keep getting reelected…
- metabagel 1y ago
  Incumbents have an enormous advantage. We would need publicly funded elections in order to change this.
- bearjaws 1y ago
  Almost like people vote in people of similar age. Baby boomers was the largest generation far larger than the preceding and later generation.
femiagbabiaka 1y ago
Because people vote for the party and not the individual in most cases.
vladms 1y ago
Direct voting is relative. Candidates are supported in the last 15 years also by companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC and coupled with campaigns getting more and more expensive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United... that can mean that in practice it is not as direct as it might seem. Not sure what is the solution, but if people say they would prefer younger "options" and they don't materialize on the ballots, that is a sign that the system does not work as intended.
bdangubic 1y ago
why is my daughter (she is 12) not eligible to be a candidate in 2028? she has great ideas and is awesome all around

Why would there need to be a hard limit on something the electorate is already directly voting on? You might say every election is an election on if people above X age should be in congress.

bushbaba 1y ago

Aging population means that many democracies will have more old than young voters. Couple that with the American culture of f you I’ve got mine, leads to a prioritization not on the future generations.

nomadygnt 1y ago

Which really makes you wonder how well the system is really working. Of course I don’t know this but I feel like if you asked everyone, the majority of people would say that 95, or 90, or 85 is too old to be in congress. But somehow they keep getting reelected…

metabagel 1y ago
Incumbents have an enormous advantage. We would need publicly funded elections in order to change this.
bearjaws 1y ago
Almost like people vote in people of similar age. Baby boomers was the largest generation far larger than the preceding and later generation.

femiagbabiaka 1y ago

Because people vote for the party and not the individual in most cases.

vladms 1y ago

Direct voting is relative. Candidates are supported in the last 15 years also by companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC and coupled with campaigns getting more and more expensive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United... that can mean that in practice it is not as direct as it might seem. Not sure what is the solution, but if people say they would prefer younger "options" and they don't materialize on the ballots, that is a sign that the system does not work as intended.

bdangubic 1y ago

why is my daughter (she is 12) not eligible to be a candidate in 2028? she has great ideas and is awesome all around