We need to seriously consider age limits in Congress. We shouldn’t keep senior citizens from public service, but can we at least take American life expectancy into consideration?
Life expectancy in the United States is down a bit, but let’s round up to 78 years. That should be the bare minimum starting point for an age limit to run for federal office
One study from Dr. Daniel Murman at the University of Nebraska Medical Center notes, “The most important changes in cognition with normal aging are declines in performance on cognitive tasks that require one to quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function.”
Yes, there are some candidates who seem to function at high levels even at the later stages of life. Senator Chuck Grassley and Senator Bernie Sanders are great examples. The problem is that most voters aren’t in close enough proximity to candidates on the ballot to make an informed decision about their mental and physical conditions.
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has suggested cognitive examinations for federal politicians over the age of 75. Do we really want to know the Wonderlick test scores like we do for NFL players? I’m not sure how a voter is supposed to process Sen. Dianne Feinstein having the same score as Vince Young.
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