Biden added: “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false.”
God damn, so politically stupid to not realize that these political attacks works since he’s still defending himself from these same political attacks.
We should have extensive yearly testing through an impartial third party so this can’t be questioned again.
Let’s start with the current president tomorrow.
Or we can you know put a cap on the president’s age. 35-65 should be a big enough window to become president.
Nah, that’s stupid and ridiculous.
Age is just a number and with advances in science, is likely to become even more arbitrary.
No. For example, Bernie is healthier, sharper, and more in touch with what’s important to his constituents than most federal level politicians from either party 30 years younger than him.
Conversely, Fetterman’s brain doesn’t work properly anymore at age 55 and he was probably never the everyman he pretended to be.
While age is of course a common factor in mental decline and other factors that should disqualify you from public office, it’s not in itself determinative and should be considered a risk factor rather than a syndrome just like doctors do.
I’ve been a Bernie supporter for well over a decade but based on his age I would no longer vote for him to be president but I still support him as a political figure
That’s ageism! Also, my great grand dad cant be president then, and I’d like him to be so…
There’s already ageist restrictions.
It’s the simplest and cleanest way to do it at the moment.
ughh allright, 35-36, and whatever the current age of NocturnalMornings great grand dad is
Hes 37
is this some back to the future situation? o.O
Yes. NocturnalMorning is in fact his own great great granddad and would like for his son to be president.
I used to say 65, I’m thinking 61 would be better now. You should have to be mentally fit EVERY day of the job, so 4 years after you took the job, you still need to be at your best…
And to anyone who thinks a 61 year old is 100% cognitive, they are not. That’s why air traffic controllers are forced to retire at 56. The government studied cognitive decline and said 56+ was not mentally capable. They think they still are, but they aren’t.
I’m ok with ageism because age related problems are very real and science tells us they get bad at about 60 or so. This is not about a bias, its about a fact of our existence. But lots of people want to conflate ageism with other forms of bias like sexism or racism. They arent the same at all.
Let me ask you, do you think 110 year olds should be allowed to operate semi trucks or fly planes? Of course you dont. Why not?
I’m in my mid 50s and I and everyone I know will acknowledge that mid 50s individuals dont have the depth of stamina to draw on that we used to have. Sure we can still occasionally run circles around the better resourced youngins with some finesse and tricks, but only to a point-- we aren’t likely to win as many large energy expenditure activities on average, physically or mentally. Thats just life. And what I am talking about here accelerates right about at 60. Its been well studied.