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Reference article 1: https://www.newsweek.com/71-percent-us-senators-out-if-age-limits-imposed-elected-officials-1671314

Reference article 2: https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/01/19/elected-officials-maximum-age-limit-poll

Note 1: This question was inspired by the following question…

Americans: Should Both Biden & Trump Drop Out Of The 2024 Us Presidential Race?

…and was specifically inspired by @Dargil saying this on that question: “I would like to see a Constitutional Amendment setting the maximum age at Inauguration at 75.”

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eli-crane-colored-people-remark-house-floor_n_64b0965fe4b0ad7b75f20240#
GOP Rep. Eli Crane Sparks Fierce Criticism After Saying ‘Colored People’ On House Floor

Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) referred to non-white Americans serving in the U. S. military as “colored people” in a shocking moment on the House floor Thursday, prompting a sharp rebuke from the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Crane, a member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, put forward an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act on Thursday that would ban consideration of “race, gender, religion, or political affiliations, or any other ideological concepts” in recruitment or promotion decisions as well as other aspects of military retention.

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), who chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023, took to the floor to argue the proposal would set back rights gained by people of color and women. Crane then went on to reject her arguments:

“I hope my colleagues on the other side can understand what we’re doing,” he said in closing.

Another person in the chamber can be heard questioning the term “colored people” before Beatty interjects.

“I’d like to be recognized to have the words ‘colored people’ stricken from the record,” she said. “I find it offensive and very inappropriate. … I am asking for unanimous consent to take down the words of referring to me or any of my colleagues as ‘colored people.’”

Crane later asked to have his comments amended to “people of color.” That request was rejected but the words “colored people” were removed from the record without objection.

Democrats were livid. The Congressional Black Caucus said Crane’s words were “unconscionable,” adding it was a “shameful moment on the House floor.”

Reference article 1: https://thepostmillennial.com/california-democrats-push-judges-to-make-race-a-factor-in-sentencing-criminals

Reference article 2: https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/07/11/california-dems-push-race-consideration-for-convicted-criminals-before-sentencing-1376183/

Note 1: Per reference article #1, “Under the guidance of the California Reparations Task Force, Democrat state lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 852 which "would require courts, whenever they have discretion to determine a sentence, to consider the disparate impact on historically disenfranchised and system-impacted populations" with the intent of "rectifying racial bias." “

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Reference article 1: https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/politics/biden-trump-unpopular-president-election-2024/index.html

Reference article 2: https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4086058-when-is-the-optimal-time-for-biden-to-drop-out-of-the-race/

Note 1: This question was inspired by article #2 above.

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Reference article: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/supreme-court-rules-colleges-stop-race-applicants-admission-100482522

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dan-crenshaw-titan-submersible-leadership-failure_n_6494f4a5e4b0aec6b7ffbee6
GOP Lawmaker Finds Way To Blame Lost Submersible On ‘Epic Failure Of Leadership’

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) laid blame Thursday on the U. S. Coast Guard after the armed forces branch said it had found pieces of the lost Titan submersible on the ocean floor. Things might have turned out differently, he said, if leadership “had just acted sooner.”

Crenshaw made the comments shortly after the Coast Guard said Thursday that a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) discovered a debris field “consistent with the catastrophic loss of its pressure chamber.” The Wall Street Journal later reported that the Navy had registered sounds consistent with an explosion or implosion shortly after contact with the Titan was lost Sunday, but a Navy official later said it would have been “irresponsible” to assume then that the Titan passengers and pilot had died.

But the Republican lawmaker claimed the international search effort appeared to be a case of “epic failure in leadership,” possibly stretching into the White House and upper echelons of the Coast Guard and Navy.

“I have been hearing a lot of concerning things from people, the civilian side who are involved in this,” Crenshaw said Thursday in a statement to reporters. “You know, we’ve got to look into it, see what’s true and what isn’t. … What appears to be the case is epic failure in leadership. Where exactly that leadership failure is, I don’t know. Is it the White House, Coast Guard, Navy? I’m not sure.”

The discovery ended an international race against the clock in hopes of recovering the lost vessel before its oxygen supply ran out. The Titan lost contact with its parent ship on Sunday, about two hours after its launch with five men on board to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, about 2½ miles deep on the floor of the Northern Atlantic.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/outer-space-news-nasa-woke-milky-way-northern-lights-090032031.html
Senators warn NASA against going 'woke' — Inside the best space stories of the week

Has NASA become too 'woke'? Short answer: No, of course not.

Longer answer: At a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday, two GOP senators, Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, took issue with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and what Schmitt described as “misguided woke policies related to climate change and diversity, equity and inclusion” set forth by the Biden administration.

“Looking at this year’s budget request, I see things like $22 million for the quote ‘Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity,' which has little to do with what you have called a space race between the free world and China,” said Cruz in his opening remarks.

“I can assure you that China has no interest in out DEI-ing us, and they’re not intimidated at all by this divisive, radical policy that’s found its way in this budget,” said Schmitt.

Nelson didn’t directly respond to either of those comments, perhaps because he didn’t need to. NASA has struggled with diversity for a long time, but it's no secret that NASA owes some of its greatest achievements to its diverse workforce — there’s an Oscar-nominated movie about the Black women who did the math to get us safely to the moon the first time around. It’s possible that Schmitt hadn’t heard the story, but Cruz definitely has — he even helped introduce a bill to honor the women in 2018 and was there when NASA officially renamed the street in front of its headquarters "Hidden Figures Way" in 2019.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-host-set-tucker-023221493.html
Fox News host set to take Tucker Carlson's time slot blasted over racially offensive joke about protesters

If you thought Fox News would take a new direction in prime time following the ouster of conservative provocateur Tucker Carlson, the choice for fill-in host in the hour next week suggests otherwise.

Kayleigh McEnany, who served 10 months as press secretary in the Trump administration, is getting a weeklong tryout in the high profile 8 p. m. Eastern hour starting Monday.

The network is searching for a replacement for Carlson, who was fired April 24 amid revelations that he made racist comments, promoted a conspiracy about the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and sent texts critical of Fox News correspondents who fact-checked the unfounded election fraud claims on the network, even though he did not believe them himself.

But there are no signs Fox News is giving up on provocative and inflammatory viewpoints in the hour. McEnany comes in with a head start on creating controversy as she made a racially offensive crack Friday on "Outnumbered," the Fox News daytime show where she is a co-host.

McEnany introduced a discussion of a New York City protest over the May 1 killing of a Black homeless man by a Marine veteran on a subway train. Jordan Neely, 30, who had a history of mental illness and multiple arrests for assault, ranted and allegedly terrorized passengers before the veteran put him in a choke hold that police have determined caused his death.

After coming out of video showing a drum-beating mixed-race crowd chanting about Neely’s death, McEnany said “Justice or burn it down — well at least they have rhythm,” evoking a stereotype about Black people.

Through a Fox News representative, McEnany said she did not know the racial make-up of the protesters. She said she heard singing in her ear through the segment and did not see the video.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bryan-cranston-maga-slogan_n_63fdcc6de4b08b1402dfd0e5
Here’s How Bryan Cranston Handles People Who Don’t Think Trump’s MAGA Slogan Is Racist

Actor Bryan Cranston explained to CNN’s Chris Wallace exactly why he believes Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan can be interpreted as racist.
Cranston first told Wallace over the weekend that it was “imperative” that critical race theory is taught in the United States and “that we look at our history much the same, I think, that Germany has looked at their history and involvement in the wars, I and II, and embrace.”

It was better to say, “This is where we went wrong. This is how it went wrong,” the actor suggested.
Cranston then turned to Trump’s rallying cry.

“When I see the ‘Make America Great Again,’ my comment is, ‘Do you accept that that could possibly be construed as a racist remark?’ And most people, a lot of people, go, ‘How could that be racist? Make America Great Again?’”

“I say, so, ‘Just ask yourself, from an African American experience, when was it ever great in America for the African American?’” he continued. ”‘When was it great?’ So, if you’re making it great again, it’s not including them.’”

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3871445-desantiss-office-says-he-will-boycott-nbc-msnbc-over-andrea-mitchell-question-on-black-history/
DeSantis’s office says he will boycott NBC, MSNBC over Andrea Mitchell question on Black history

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will boycott media appearances on NBC News and MSNBC shows, according to his press team, until one of the network’s star reporters apologizes for a question she posed about the governor’s education policies.

“There will be no consideration of anything related to NBC Universal or its affiliates until and at least Andrea Mitchell corrects the blatant lie she made about the governor,” DeSantis’s press secretary, Bryan Griffin, said in an email to the network that he posted on Twitter.

The “lie” that the DeSantis camp is protesting is a question Mitchell put to Vice President Harris last week, in which she asked: “What does Governor Ron DeSantis not know about Black history and the Black experience when he says that slavery and the aftermath of slavery should not be taught to Florida schoolchildren?”

Mitchell later said her questioning was “imprecise” but did not explicitly apologize. The Hill has reached out to NBC for further comment.

Griffin said NBC and its affiliates must “display a consistent track record of truthful reporting” before DeSantis, who has had an often acrimonious relationship with the mainstream media, agrees to future appearances.

Last year, DeSantis signed into law the Stop WOKE Act, which prohibited the teaching of Critical Race Theory in Florida schools, as well as lessons about historical topics in ways that would make someone feel personally responsible for a past wrong based on their own race, sex or national origin.

Critics say the measure unfairly limits the teaching of subjects such as the Civil War and the Jim Crow era.