It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.
Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with about 6% who are under 40.
Voters in North Dakota recently approved a ballot initiative that would place an upper age limit on candidates for Congress from that state. If it survives likely court challenges, the law would bar anyone 81 or older from serving in Congress from North Dakota. The motivation behind such a measure: to correct that major generational imbalance in Congress.
But what exactly explains Congress’ advanced age? And what, if anything, could help even things out between the generations?
It’s not just presidential candidates who are old.
Based on my own data, nearly 20% of House and Senate members are 70 or older, compared with about 6% who are under 40.
Voters in North Dakota recently approved a ballot initiative that would place an upper age limit on candidates for Congress from that state. If it survives likely court challenges, the law would bar anyone 81 or older from serving in Congress from North Dakota. The motivation behind such a measure: to correct that major generational imbalance in Congress.
Iran’s new reformist president is insisting that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers
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