Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election

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Nancy Pelosi: Democrat and ex-Speaker, 83, to seek re-election
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Hi, dem here. WE DONT WANT FUCKING ELDRITCH GODS REPRESENTING US anymore. Term limits. Term limits. Term limits.

Term limits and age limits.

The age thing I’m less interested in, but competency tests and health checks probably more so. Think they’d do the same thing but more precisely (some people shit out in their 70s, some people stay sharp until they’re 100)

The age limit thing is definitely a tradeoff. We would lose people like Pelosi and Trump (and Biden), but we'd also lose Bernie Sanders.

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Some people shouldn't be eligible in their 30s. I don't know how we decide it though is the issue, and I don't trust that some conservative won't gain power and say "anyone who thinks corporations shouldn't be regulated is mentally ill" won't gain power.

But can you trust that they will remain sharp for 4 years (or whatever the term of the position they're running for)?

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