![]() The criticisms of term limits are well known, Paul says. “ There has been a very robust movement in the country for term limits for a very long time,” Paul says. ![]() But the question of whether there should be term limits as opposed to age limits might better address some of the concerns the public have with politicians-lawmakers specifically-clinging to positions of power for prolonged periods, or overstaying their welcome. The question of “how old is too old” for politicians seeking public office is not often framed as a policy question, says Jeremy Paul, professor of law and former dean of Northeastern’s School of Law. Recent polling found that more than half of Americans support a maximum age limit for elected officials to hold office, and prominent public figures including Elon Musk and former President Jimmy Carter have expressed desires to see limitations put in place. Northeastern Photo and Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Portraits of Northeastern Professor of Law, Jeremy Paul and Assistant Professor of Political Science Nicholas Beauchamp. ![]() Dianne Feinstein began delivering a speech in place of a vote during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. Mitch McConnell suddenly froze during a press conference and Sen. The current 118th Congress is also the oldest it has been in two decades, a fact on display last week when Sen. history, surpassing his predecessor, Donald Trump, who-elected in 2016 at 70 years of age-is now second oldest. President Joe Biden, at 80, is the oldest president in U.S. We need to be talking about important issues, like the functionality of our government.If it seems like the elected leadership in the United States is perhaps on the verge of being too old for office, it might not just be your imagination. ![]() Please leave your thoughts below– I am about reasoned conversation and open discussion. Today, members of Congress may remain in Congress as long as they continue to get elected. It’s not about a particular political party- it’s about leaders inability to use reason and compromise in order to make a more functional government.īy 1951 the 22nd Amendment was passed and instituting term limits on the presidency. This is what I see as a major contributing factor to the growing dysfunction in our government. As you can see in 1982, 58 member of the Senate had overlapping ideological views and as the years progressed fewer and fewer members had overlapping ideological views. The following is only a “correlation” not a causation, I am aware– but it is still interesting. Isn’t it time to remember our government isn’t made up of one person– but many people. Yet, the general public seems to let Congress members get by with very little attention and scathing- allowing all their hatred and dissatisfaction rain down on a single person. Healthy debate that leads to compromises which are good for the people seems to be a thing of the past for most members of Congress. Congress could work together to figure out a budget that actually means not raising the debt ceiling, for example. Congress could also put their foot down today- but it appears that Congress isn’t actually functioning anymore. Congress could have put their strength and might against going into war after war, which continues to drain our finances. Yet, here we are bashing on and picking on the leaders of our country – (who the people did vote for) – forgetting, it seems that they don’t actually work alone. Since memes weren’t as big when Bush (2001-2009) was in office, I found it a little harder to find a good example– Memes seem to be making it so easy for people to spew hatred. Lately, I’ve seen a lot of things like this popping up in my social media. Has anyone else noticed how people love “a” scapegoat.
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