Biden Impeachment Inquiry

[ClydeR]

Poor McCarthy... he knew what he was getting into when he ran for Speaker... he knows what he agreed to and he hasn't abided by his agreement

Are you sure there was an actual agreement? If it was in writing, no copy has ever been released to the public. Even it was unwritten, the contents of the unwritten agreement have never been fully disclosed. Gaetz says that it was in writing but he lost his copy. Is that a credible claim?

[Seran]

Are you sure there was an actual agreement? If it was in writing, no copy has ever been released to the public. Even it was unwritten, the contents of the unwritten agreement have never been fully disclosed. Gaetz says that it was in writing but he lost his copy. Is that a credible claim?

Pretty sordid if some Speakership contract included initiating an impeachment inquiry by declaration and not by a house vote. In a democratic body, it's interesting that authoritarian powers are an option.

[Suppressed Poet]

Are you sure there was an actual agreement? If it was in writing, no copy has ever been released to the public. Even it was unwritten, the contents of the unwritten agreement have never been fully disclosed. Gaetz says that it was in writing but he lost his copy. Is that a credible claim?

Simple non-partisan question: do you oppose bringing forward a bill of term limits for members of Congress to the floor for a vote?

[Solkern]

Simple non-partisan question: do you oppose bringing forward a bill of term limits for members of Congress to the floor for a vote?

I’ll answer this question even though it was asked to someone else.

I think one of two things should happen, term limits or an age cap, such as the age of retirement, for all public offices.

[~Rocktar~]

Simple non-partisan question: do you oppose bringing forward a bill of term limits for members of Congress to the floor for a vote?

I would like to see a limit on years of service. 30 years max, both houses, comes out to an even number of terms and allows a full lifetime career if people want to elect people but prevents people from being fossilized in place.

[Realk]

lol i think 65.. 2000 steps a day and knowing how the internet works still is only requirement

btw that is totally in jest, but it's not far from truth

[Suppressed Poet]

We can work out the minor details, but I believe geriatric dinosaurs ruling us & the Capitol becoming an elderly care facility is a bipartisan issue.

[Parkbandit]

I’ll answer this question even though it was asked to someone else.

I think one of two things should happen, term limits or an age cap, such as the age of retirement, for all public offices.

Having an age cap is ageism. You can't do that legally in the US... nor should you. I know two 70 year olds.. one looks like he's 50 and is very active and you can tell his head is still working as intended.. the other one looks 80 and acts like Biden. Why should we tell them neither one is able to do the job when one of them clearly could?

Term limits is the easy answer.

[Parkbandit]

I would like to see a limit on years of service. 30 years max, both houses, comes out to an even number of terms and allows a full lifetime career if people want to elect people but prevents people from being fossilized in place.

30 years is entirely too long.

4 terms in the House = 8 years
2 terms in the Senate = 12 years

These are reasonable terms of service... and if someone wanted to do both, that's 20 years of service.

[Suppressed Poet]

Having an age cap is ageism. You can't do that legally in the US... nor should you. I know two 70 year olds.. one looks like he's 50 and is very active and you can tell his head is still working as intended.. the other one looks 80 and acts like Biden. Why should we tell them neither one is able to do the job when one of them clearly could?

Term limits is the easy answer.

I don’t disagree that legally term limits is the easy answer.

We don’t call it ageism when our Constitution states the minimum age to serve in Congress is 30 and it’s 35 to be President. I work with someone that is 28 years old, has a MBA from a prestigious university, and is much more capable & responsible than the average person that’s a decade older than him. Why is it socially & legally acceptable to have a minimum age for public service but a discussion around a law or amendment for a maximum age is considered unacceptable behavior?