• ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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      3 days ago

      Young people’s decisions will affect them longer than old people.

      I’d rather an age cap than an age minimum.

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        3 days ago

        Although my own comment was more about slowing the roll of people who go into politics as a career choice from the get-go (red flag imo), there are arguments for having both minimum and maximum ages. 25-ish to 65-ish sounds reasonable. (I also think there should be baseline and follow-up tests for both empathy and cognitive capacity.

    • kibblebits@quokk.au
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      I don’t know about all the age rules for each position (all 18+?) but I think 25 is a good minimum age for an elected rep, higher for PM…30-35? I favor young blood in politics, but below 25… please go play and enjoy your childhood haha.