>Yeesh, ageism, plain and simple. we take it for granted that someone below the age of 15-ish in the United States shouldn't be behind the wheel of an automobi

>Yeesh, ageism, plain and simple. we take it for granted that someone below the age of 15-ish in the United States shouldn't be behind the wheel of an automobile, but that's not universally true. We try 18 year olds as adults, and that's not universally true, either. It isn't a far leap to presume that people past a certain age meets the same psychological and mental/cognitive decline as the average person that age without testing. You wouldn't expect a 95 year old to be eagle-eyed and athletic, to presume that their age isn't a deficit whatsoever is ageist from another perspective. If I saw a person using a wheelchair I wouldn't wait for them to tell me that they needed a ramp for the staircase at the restaurant -- this too is -ist, but I see no real problem with it as a wheelchair user myself. Somewhat similarly : the amount of 'with-it' and sober 95 year olds that I have met in real life makes me really question their fitness as an important member of a government group. Just like the presidency, these roles should probably be qualified into by participants with more than just votes. If you're a 95 year old that passes the mental health and physical health examinations, more power to you , welcome to <government group>.