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I'm all for term limits and an end to lifetime appointments, but maybe it's time we start pulling back on the idea that people are useless and incompetent the moment they turn 65. I don't really think putting an expiration date on human beings is a good thing.
What does your comment have to do with the article? She's 94 and is pretty obviously in mental decline...
It has nothing to do with the article, just the general vibe of every comment section talking about old people turns into a circle jerk about when people are no longer valuable to society.
I don't know that anybody is realistically saying that, I'm sure some assholes do and I often group all the "olds" together when I am frustrated. There are many things at play here:
I don't know what the right and fair solution is, but it feels like government appointments should have a time limit. What that is I don't know what is reasonable
I'm a fan of the concept of performance based appointments. When they fail to perform they risk losing their position.
That way, no complaints of ageism or whatever
Yeah but what does adequate "performance" for a judge mean? Can we quantify it?
Who is in charge of enforcing it?
Some people die young, some people die old. Some people get Alzheimer's in their 30s or 40s, others remain sharp up till death at 95. I could see a specific age as a guideline but to say "you're 70, off you go to pasture" is just as wrong as keeping on someone clearly incompetent.
Please read article next time