Surprisingly based from ND, to be completely honest

  • crystalmerchant@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Does it at least set some kind of (small) precedent? I don’t know of anywhere in the US that has an old-age restriction like this

    (Setting aside for the moment that the constitution explicitly states that age is a factor in eligibility for office – must be 35 to be president – so why wouldn’t age also be a factor at the other end?)

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      5 months ago

      Age over 40 is a protected class, and it is discrimination against old people to block them from running. Congress updating the law or a new ammendment is required to meaningfully get term limits. The old people aren’t going to do that.