• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I just think that (upper) age limits will quickly become rather myopic, and this may happen sooner than most people think.

    I don’t think it should be a set number. I think it should be pegged to the average life expectancy in the US. That gives them an incentive to make policy that improves lifespan.

    I also think term limits is usually a stalking horse for the far right for other matters

    Even a broken clock can want the right thing for the wrong reasons twice a day. (I think that’s how the saying goes?)

    and I don’t think those outside the far right should fall for it. I think term limits solves nothing

    I think it makes politicians more expensive to bribe.

    and I also think that robs people of incumbents that they love. If people keep choosing the same people to put into office, why the hell not?

    In a functional democracy, sure! But an incumbent has a massive advantage over any challenger, and primarying them almost always fails; even for remarkably unpopular candidates. “Better the devil you know…”

    I think if we solve the actual problems, age and term limits fall by the wayside as the red herring they are for several reasons.

    Maybe. But I don’t know if those problems can stay solved.