Trump-era official Mick Mulvaney floats idea of a constitutional amendment to block older Americans

[libertybele]

Trump-era official Mick Mulvaney floats idea of a constitutional amendment to block older Americans from running for election

Mick Mulvaney has floated the idea of a constitutional amendment to bar older Americans from running for public office or serving as an Article III judge.

"Consider something along the lines of the following: 'It shall be unlawful for any person to stand for federal election after that person has reached 75 years of age. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any Article III judge to serve after reaching the age of 75,'" Mulvaney wrote.

He acknowledged that ratification of such an amendment would render both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ineligible to run in 2024. Currently, the two men are the clear frontrunners in their respective parties' presidential primaries.

"Ratification would immediately upend both the 2024 presidential election, as both Joe Biden (80) and Donald Trump (77) would be disqualified. Justice Clarence Thomas (75) would be forced to retire. And roughly 20 percent of the U.S. Senate, including Mitch McConnell (81), Bernie Sanders (81), and Joe Manchin (76), would be prohibited from running for re-election," Mulvaney noted. ..............

https://www.theblaze.com/news/mick-mulvaney-constitutional-amendment-age

[Maj. Bill Martin]

If it's a good idea (I don't think it is....), make it not effective until 3 years after the date it is ratified by the requisite number of states.  Take the politic of the moment out of it, and it might pass.

Hell, make it inapplicable to current office holders.

[Kamaji]

If it's a good idea (I don't think it is....), make it not effective until 3 years after the date it is ratified by the requisite number of states.  Take the politic of the moment out of it, and it might pass.

Hell, make it inapplicable to current office holders.

Generally agree, although the effective date should be long enough so that it doesn't influence the current, and the next succeeding, election cycle, so it may need to be more than three years.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Meh, let the people decide no?

[Smokin Joe]

Meh, let the people decide no?

I'm with you.  If the people don't want to elect people who are competent, that's up to them. Note that an age limit might keep out fully qualified people who are capable without blocking those who are not. An age limit would not have kept Fetterman out, for instance.

I think term limits for Congress are a good idea, though.

Neither, however, would limit the tenure of the deep state bureaucrats.

[mountaineer]

Chuck Grassley will turn 90 in about 11 days, and he's still sharp as a tack. John Fetterman is 54, and he's drooling in his marijuana stash.
It's not age, it's mental infirmity. I agree, the voters should decide whether the old candidate is suitable to serve.