The Democratic Party has an age problem
....Democratic leaders across both the legislative and executive branches are generally older than leadership on the other side of the aisle, leading to some restlessness among the lower ranks who have been patiently awaiting their turn at the top.
The most recent blow to those hoping to climb the ranks? Dianne Feinstein, 84, the oldest senator currently serving in the chamber, just announced a bid for re-election to the seat she's held for two and a half decades.....
Part of the problem for Democrats is one of recruiting. Historic losses over the last decade in statehouses across the country have not helped create a bench of energized new lawmakers. Further Democrats have had difficulty winning new seats in the House since the tea party wave of 2010 and redistricting in the wake of that year's census.....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/democrats-age-problem/index.html
That's why we need term limits.
Quote from: The Boo Man... on October 10, 2017, 07:40:21 PM
That's why we need term limits.
Not only term limits, but age limits.
Quote from: walkstall on October 10, 2017, 07:46:50 PM
Not only term limits, but age limits.
Intelligence limits?
Quote from: The Boo Man... on October 10, 2017, 08:05:03 PM
Intelligence limits?
:lol: :lol: :lol:
That's been out the door on both sides for some time.
Quote from: walkstall on October 10, 2017, 08:11:59 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol:
That's been out the door on both sides for some time.
Well, Someone needs to introduce a bill. It would be called the Short Bus Act. of course it would fail to pass because 99 percent of them would be out of a job if it passed.
Quote from: The Boo Man... on October 10, 2017, 08:40:07 PM
Well, Someone needs to introduce a bill. It would be called the Short Bus Act. of course it would fail to pass because 99 percent of them would be out of a job if it passed.
I like it! :lol: :lol: :lol: