Countries that have mandatory retirements for politicians include Argentina (age 75), Brazil (75 for judges and prosecutors), Mexico (70 for judges and prosecutors) and Singapore (75 for members of parliament.)
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Yes, and ban anyone over the age of 75 from running for office
@9LWTP72Conservative 2wks2W
Depending on the individual, being over 65 can cause severe inadvertent mental side effects stemming from a decline in mental acuity which can start at the age of 50 in some individuals.
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No, mental competency is too subjective
@9LWTP72Conservative 2wks2W
The use of mental competency testing has proven to filter out mentally incompetent individuals from flying a plane. This drastically reduces the risk of planes crashing and passengers becoming injured. The same should be applied to an individual placed in control of a countries entire population and well being.
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@9JWWFBK3mos3MO
Mandatory retirement should be initiated at 75, along with Term Limits for all elected roles, and the senate should be banned or elected.
@9FMDLYL7mos7MO
Nobody above age 70 should be able to run
@9FF5G768mos8MO
Just cap the age at 70 instead
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No, but those older than 75 shouldn't be able to run
No, there should be an age limit of 70 for running for public office.
It depends. There's a legitimate argument to be made, as older people have more health issues which could impede decisions, but younger people also have that to some ability, so I would say we should be more cautious.
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Only if there is enough evidence to suggest the test is necessary.
@9CTX96PNew Democratic10mos10MO
Yes and I also think every politicians be required to take it
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No, as there is a minimum age requirement, there should be a maximum age requirement. Mental tests can be subjective, but a full health check would be better. We should know if a candidate is terminally ill or not.
@9CQ8CWT10mos10MO
No, but require psychiatric evaluation every 2 years for politicians aged 80 years or older
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