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RockRaven

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4. One simple but apparently impossible (for perhaps obvious reasons) method would be for

Reply to Melon (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 06:24 PM

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the House and Senate caucuses to decline, as a matter of convention or norm, to select for any leadership positions -- speaker, leader, whip, committee or subcommittee chair or ranking -- any member beyond some age.

The House and Senate members could accomplish this on their own, without any change in laws or such, if they wanted to.

They do not want to.

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No more congress or representatives over 70 [View all] Melon Saturday OP

Great idea bottomofthehill Saturday #1

Thanks for that PatSeg Saturday #3

One would have to add Elizabeth Warren, she is 76. sheshe2 Saturday #6

You must call for Bernie Sanders and Warren to resign immediately delisen Saturday #2

One simple but apparently impossible (for perhaps obvious reasons) method would be for RockRaven Saturday #4

Something like that may work bottomofthehill Saturday #5

Generational wars are stupid. OC375 Saturday #7

I don't support this. GoodRaisin Saturday #8

Age caps, as well as term limits, are very arbitrary anciano Saturday #9

Absolutely no. Disaffected Saturday #10

No. Nope. Nada. sheshe2 Saturday #11

No. It's each individual's abilities! Not a set chronological number. electric_blue68 Saturday #12

Oh, so kick Sen. Patty Murray (72) out? GenThePerservering Saturday #13