90 years old. Why do people keep voting for fossils?
I like Bernie Sanders and his views are younger than his age, but he's 82 now. He needs to pass the torch as well and endorse someone to replace him. He's done his service.
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Because anyone without 50 years of seniority won't have the pull to get those sweet, sweet, pork barrel projects.
Committee assignment is via seniority. So yes, they can add shit to bills, but they can also do so much more.
For assholes like Grassley, that equates to being able to do a lot of damage.
That's some bullshit law if I ever saw one.
It’s supposed to keep assholes like the tea partyers or guys like Gates and Greene from getting control in committees until they’ve been there more than 1 term. it’s also why they offset congressional terms. So a state won’t likely end up with all its reps getting replaced at the same time.
I don’t support octogenarian+ politicians (even Bernie needs to pass the torch), but I do support rule makers having to learn how shit works before getting committee power to decide national security or health funding and decisions.
Aren't we having this backwards though? Executive power should lie in the executive. The legislative should legislate, the judiciary should apply justice, and all 3 should keep each other in check.
If we want law knowledge for an elected official to be able to exert its democratically elected power, then it should either be a prerequisite for candidature or better yet, a course on congressional process law (eg they take the training after being elected but before taking the position).
He has the magic R next to his name (and because we're idiots)
I'm hoping for the best—one less Republican senator.
It's not like any replacement has any hope of not being a Republican.
his replacement is literally his grandson
Ah yes, have a revolution to get rid of the king, then set up your own hereditary political dynasties to rule over the land.
Ok, one less Republican, then.
90 and still fucking people over. I certainly hope nothing goes bad for him while he's in the hospital...
I hope he gets the exact level of care he voted for in his career
Let's face it, he'll get the best care available because the stuff he voted for/against doesn't really affect him.
Just leave you old fucks. Why do we keep electing geriatrics? It’s so fucking stupid.
Iowa just voted for Trump again. A whole lot of stupid up in there.
Well it was the Republican caucus so there weren't exactly good options
True but Trump was probably the worst option and he dominated Iowa.
Let's hope it's nothing innocous.
A clear reference to how power could be addictive. True walking tombs still trying to stay in power
90
Wow
Can't wait for him to incoherently tweet about it.
Republicans don’t usually xweet about untreated chlamydia
Preying 🙏
Don’t forget the thoughts. They go with the prayers.
Thots and players.
Karma, come and take him away already.
Hypothetical question: If we Thanos snapped every government official over 75, how many would we lose? And in this alternate America, would you think it'll be better or worse?
Average age of the Senate is 64 and for the House is 57.
68 Senators are over 60. Pelosi was 83 when she quit the House.
As of August last year, 15 Senators were over 80. 4 Senators are over 80, 1 is 90+, (D) Dianne Feinstein but she passed on Sept. 29th.
Pelosi will seek another term in 2024 because fuck the younger generations.
Thoughts and prayers
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, who is 90 years old, is being treated at a hospital in Iowa for an infection, his office announced Tuesday.
“Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is receiving antibiotic infusions at an area hospital to treat an infection,” his office said in a brief statement.
“He is in good spirits and will return to work as soon as possible following doctors’ orders.”
Grassley’s absence comes just days before a deadline for a partial government shutdown.
Congressional leaders have agreed to a deal to keep the federal government funded into March, but both parties will need to supply votes to pass the legislation through both chambers before the Friday deadline.
The Senate is slated to take a procedural step to move the government funding resolution along later Tuesday night.
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Your periodic reminder that US Congress is the oldest legislative body in the world.
We need term limits, age limits, and competency tests, and we’ve needed them since at least the 1970s
I'm hoping for a speedy resign NOW.
Sure would be sad if it were a fatal infection.Not.