Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey.

  • Drusas@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    The real problem is that seniority is what gets you the good, powerful council and leadership positions. This encourages everyone to keep their current incumbent, even if it’s someone like Diane Feinstein who barely knows where she is at any given time. We won’t be able to get rid of the gerontocracy problem unless we change that.