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[El Jason]

A little youthful perspective in government might not be the worst thing…

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As long as they don’t spend all night on social media and then fall asleep at work. Oh wait…

 

[jimh406]

I think we could make the case that we don't want legislators that have too much experience. I think most of us don't want them to do what they want, but do what we (constituents) want.

Politicians like Mayors, Governors, etc need a bit more experience leading and making decisions. It would still be better to have someone who has no experience if the alternative is someone who is incompetent or generally does a bad job if they are a politician already.

 

[Forkyfinder]

It’s great to have adolescents in gov’t. Entertainment when you hear a 19yr old and speak to/against a bill, and they say “well for my whole life, it’s been this/that”. Should be a 32 yr old min for legislature, and have to have at least paid taxes for X yrs.

Ironic youre getting roasted for this here. Just goes to show - something getting likes doesnt mean its right.

I dont think its all that crazy to say that a 20 year old is simply not qualified.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

A little youthful perspective in government might not be the worst thing…

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I suspect they would all be deemed evil genocidal settler colonizers.

 

[Treeshark]

I dont think its all that crazy to say that a 20 year old is simply not qualified.

I would guess an equal amount of 20 year olds and 75+ year olds are up to the task.

 

[TOGIE]

A little youthful perspective in government might not be the worst thing…

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let's be real, being a male over 30 in 1776 was basically putting you into geriatric territory

 

[Treeshark]

let's be real, being a male over 30 in 1776 was often putting you into geriatric territory

That’s true, but a 30 year old today has had access to a ton more information than those guys did.

 

[TOGIE]

That’s true, but a 30 year old today has had access to a ton more disinformation than those guys did.

 

[Treeshark]

That too.

While I don’t have data to compare modern IQ to that of 1776, the drastic increase throughout the 20th century suggests that a top-level modern young adult is far superior in that regard to those from 1776 as well.

Point being: I don’t think it’s fair to discount younger candidates as “unqualified” just due to age. As far as the taxes argument, that is slippery slope… by that logic: what about lower income voters, government workers, public school teachers, many ranchers etc… who aren’t “paying taxes” at the same rate as many others (as defined as humans being viewed at tax assets vs liabilities)?

 

[TOGIE]

Point being: I don’t think it’s fair to discount younger candidates as “unqualified” just due to age.

i never said that.

only that the founding fathers were bunch of grizzled drunk slaveholders in their middle ages at best.

25 years olds are, generally speaking, kind of morons on the grand scale of life knowledge and rational decision making compared to folks who have been around longer. but probably, maybe undoubtedly, better than the many legit geriatrics that are currently running things.

regardless, young or wheel chaired, if that's what the voters want than so be it.