117th Congress: DEMS IN DISARRAY!!!111!!

[SJHovey]

You have to be 35 to run for President, is my point. How would a maximum limit be unconstitutional but not a minimum limit?



Again, honestly asking here, not arguing.

The minimum limit is written into the constitution, the maximum limit is not.

[Kepler]

You have to be 35 to run for President, is my point. How would a maximum limit be unconstitutional but not a minimum limit?

Again, honestly asking here, not arguing.

Because withholding something because of a minimum age is a much more stable precedent than removing it because of a maximum age.

I'm sure this has been litigated plenty in other contexts though. It would not be new ground.

I'm all for mandatory retirement. It wouldn't just remove the immediately mentally decrepit. Let's say, over 40. Kidding! 42. It would push ages for appointments and nominees down across the board since tick tock mother****er.

[Swansong]

1. Not for fundamental political rights.
2. The line between child and adult is well established in law while the line between adult and vegetable is not.

You have to be 35 to run for President, is my point. How would a maximum limit be unconstitutional but not a minimum limit?



Again, honestly asking here, not arguing.

[Kepler]

Would it? We have minimum ages well above the age of legal adulthood.


(honestly don't know)

1. Not for fundamental political rights.
2. The line between child and adult is well established in law while the line between adult and vegetable is not.

[Swansong]

To be fair it would be completely unconstitutional.

Would it? We have minimum ages well above the age of legal adulthood.


(honestly don't know)

[Kepler]

They'd probably have to ram through a Constitutional Amendment, since those 90 year old farkers would immediately whine to the Supreme Court.

To be fair it would be completely unconstitutional.

[bronconick]

God, make it so.

They'd probably have to ram through a Constitutional Amendment, since those 90 year old farkers would immediately whine to the Supreme Court.

[Kepler]

God, make it so.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

"Because a lot of money it’s going to trees. Don’t we have enough trees around here?”"

That guy should be receiving adult day care. Jesus

instead he’s the preferred candidate for the nazis .

[French Rage]

"Because a lot of money it’s going to trees. Don’t we have enough trees around here?”"

[Kepler]

Yup. It was funny (in the sad way) that McConnell described the GOP woes in the senate races not just because of lower quality candidates but also because the election are “just different, they’re statewide.”

So sad when the voters choose their representatives rather than the other way around.

[Spartanforlife4]

Behold the power of gerrymandering.

Yup. It was funny (in the sad way) that McConnell described the GOP woes in the senate races not just because of lower quality candidates but also because the election are “just different, they’re statewide.”

[Kepler]

So Roe pushed the Senate +12ish and only pushed the House +3ish

Behold the power of gerrymandering.

[Spartanforlife4]

Latest 538 Dem odds:

63% chance of Senate
22% chance of House

So Roe pushed the Senate +12ish and only pushed the House +3ish

[Kepler]

Latest 538 Dem odds:

63% chance of Senate
22% chance of House