People 75 and older shouldn't hold public office AND shouldn't even vote

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Current Events » People 75 and older shouldn't hold public office AND shouldn't even vote
bsp77
10/29/2023
10:28 AM
#1
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ai123
10/29/2023
10:34 AM
#2
Taking the vote from people who you don't think will vote the way you want seems kind of a Republican thing.
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10/29/2023
08:02 AM
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lolife67
10/29/2023
10:36 AM
#5
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

AloneIBreak
10/29/2023
10:40 AM
#6
lol taking away the right to vote
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wackyteen
10/29/2023
10:41 AM
#7
Everybody deserves the right to vote.

And while I don't like the sheer amount of old people in Congress, experience does count for something.

I'd take an age limit of 75 in lieu of term limits though.
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Jagr_68
10/29/2023
10:51 AM
#8
All taxpayers have the right to vote wtf is this insane discriminate poll.
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Bigpapaplut
10/29/2023
10:53 AM
#9
Holding office sure but saying anyone shouldn't have the right to vote is pretty fucking fascist
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Villain_S_Fiend
10/29/2023
10:53 AM
#10
70 as the upper age limit for holding office.

Voting should have no upper age limit, and the minimum age should be lowered to 16.
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Goldenguy
10/29/2023
11:06 AM
#11
Shouldn't hold office, agree.

Shouldn't vote, disagree.
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Rika_Furude
10/29/2023
11:06 AM
#12
some old people have the right opinions
Compsognathus
10/29/2023
11:12 AM
#13
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.
Pretty much.

I'd go as far to say that if you can get social security, then you can no longer run for office. But tying the two would only cause politicians to increase the social security age so they can keep hold of their power.
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rideshort
10/29/2023
11:18 AM
#15
The age restriction. Sure. But taking away people's right to vote? Are you crazy?
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X8Azazel8X
10/29/2023
11:20 AM
#16
They have the right to vote. And they have the right to serve in office if voted in and can do the job.
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bsp77
10/29/2023
11:23 AM
#17
rideshort posted...
The age restriction. Sure. But taking away people's right to vote? Are you crazy?
To be fair, not endorsing it. Just wanted to see the discussion, as we already know the majority here don't think they should hold office.
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Hayame_Zero
10/29/2023
11:24 AM
#18
Goldenguy posted...
Shouldn't hold office, agree.

Shouldn't vote, disagree.
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DuuuDe14
10/29/2023
11:29 AM
#19
As many people as possible should be allowed to vote.
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SweetNut_Farm
10/29/2023
11:37 AM
#20
I think voting is alright
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Justin2Krelian
10/29/2023
02:49 PM
#21
I trust many of the 40% saying yes are mostly referring to the Office part?
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NocturneD85
10/29/2023
02:50 PM
#22
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

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Notti
11/01/2023
06:23 AM
#23
Lower the voting age to 14.

And min President age to 30.

X8Azazel8X posted...
They have the right to vote. And they have the right to serve in office if voted in and can do the job.

So no term limits?
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Zwijn
11/01/2023
06:23 AM
#24
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

OracleGunner
11/01/2023
06:35 AM
#25
Goldenguy posted...
Shouldn't hold office, agree.

Shouldn't vote, disagree.
Yeah, this. Office is one thing, but voting is another.
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boxoto
11/01/2023
06:54 AM
#26
once you're old enough, you should be able to vote for as long as you live, and I feel like we should make it easier for people to be registered to vote and to actually vote.

as far as holding office, I feel like the maximum age someone should be is 65 after term they're serving ends.
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Zwijn
11/01/2023
07:07 AM
#27
boxoto posted...
once you're old enough, you should be able to vote for as long as you live, and I feel like we should make it easier for people to be registered to vote and to actually vote.

as far as holding office, I feel like the maximum age someone should be is 65 after term they're serving ends.
Its dumb you need to register to vote at all.
Kitt
11/01/2023
07:14 AM
#28
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

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Avirosb
11/01/2023
07:17 AM
#29
Only people who don't go around throwing their garbage everywhere should be eligible to vote.
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DepreceV2
11/01/2023
07:18 AM
#30
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

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texanfan27
11/01/2023
07:44 AM
#31
I agree on the holding office, not the voting.
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Westernwolf4
11/01/2023
07:45 AM
#32
Obviously, they should be able to vote.

I think there are too many older people holding office for too long (and I say that as someone rapidly heading toward old fart city myself), but I think that is something that should be left up to voters. Voters are free to take age into account and keep a person from office any election. And some people would still be great leaders at 75.

Our electorate has made some shockingly dumb decisions in the last 30 years, with the aid of Fox/Rush/Newt propaganda/brainwashing. But this system of government means voters get to choose. For good or ill.

I dont even know why anyone would want a job like that at 75, even with all the power. If I am blessed to live that long, I plan to be sipping drinks and doing a whole lot of nothing by that point.
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UnsteadyOwl
11/01/2023
07:55 AM
#33
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.
This. I'm not okay with trying to take people's voting rights away.

A mandatory retirement age for people in government isn't a bad idea though.
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Xenogears15
11/01/2023
07:56 AM
#34
I can agree with age limits for politicians at 75. I cannot agree with taking away their suffrage at the same age.
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Solid_Sonic
11/01/2023
08:05 AM
#35
Jagr_68 posted...
All taxpayers have the right to vote wtf is this insane discriminate poll.

You still have to pay taxes when you're a released felon.

Though I always thought that restriction is asinine anyway. You should only have to surrender your civil rights when incarcerated (and maybe during probation, although that's dicey and may require case-by-case analysis). No point in keeping that restriction in place after a full term is served.
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Villain_S_Fiend
11/01/2023
07:18 PM
#36
The only felonies that should bar you from voting are crimes related to voting. For everything else, voting rights should be reinstated the moment you step out of prison.
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creativeme
11/01/2023
07:52 PM
#37
ImAMarvel posted...
Holding office? Sure. Voting? No, let them vote.

this. you can't take away their legal right to vote. old people are still part of the population. they just shouldn't be making choices for all the people that will have to live with their choices.

Villain_S_Fiend posted...
The only felonies that should bar you from voting are crimes related to voting. For everything else, voting rights should be reinstated the moment you step out of prison.

yea i agree. i still don't understand why a felon isn't allowed to vote. if you want them to wait like 5 years to make sure they'll probably stay out of prison then fine but no reason someone that commits a felon as a teen and gets out after a couple years should never be allowed to vote.
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Trumble
11/01/2023
08:23 PM
#38
Agree, except I'd set the age lower than that. 55 would be the highest I'd be willing to consider.
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Lil_Bit83
11/01/2023
08:24 PM
#39
Age restriction on holding office? Agree.
However everyone deserves the right to vote.
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Heineken14
11/01/2023
08:24 PM
#40
Nah fam, that ain't it.
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Solid_Sonic
11/01/2023
09:17 PM
#41
creativeme posted...
this. you can't take away their legal right to vote. old people are still part of the population. they just shouldn't be making choices for all the people that will have to live with their choices.

yea i agree. i still don't understand why a felon isn't allowed to vote. if you want them to wait like 5 years to make sure they'll probably stay out of prison then fine but no reason someone that commits a felon as a teen and gets out after a couple years should never be allowed to vote.

It's not permanent and I saw that some states (a lot, actually) don't have a problem reinstating civil rights upon release.

I just happen to live in a state that won't. You have to petition the state government to have your civil liberties reinstated upon release.

Still the whole idea is pretty trashy. I don't know what good it does for something as mundane as letting someone cast a ballot that it isn't an automatic trigger when a sentence is completed.
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thronedfire2
11/01/2023
09:19 PM
#42
taking voting away because of age would definitely be illegal
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