Should there be an age limit on the President of the United States?

[Gingerbread_GB]

If so, what do you think the age limit should be?

For reference, if elected again, Joe Biden would be 82 years old when he take office. Donald Trump would be 77.

Yes

No

Unsure / Don't care

[OlderAndWiser]

If you set the age limit at 70, that wwould have eliminated Trump and Biden. I understand that about half of the country hates Trump but no one as seriously suggested that the disagreable things he did were caused by senility. So there is only one senile president who would have been barred by an age limit: Biden. We have a procedure for removing an incomptent president, but no one wants to invoke it because Kamala would be even worse than Joe.

Since Biden was elected by younger voters, perhaps we should raise the voting age.

[exitseven]

@olderandwiserrMaybe have an IQ test so you can vore.

[NamerOfStars]

No- but there should be a functionality requirement. Have them pass a basic reasoning test, and make them do ten laps around the White House grounds. They don't have to run, but they need to be able to at least walk it without stopping.

[sage2021]

If older presidents still have all of their mental faculties then age should not matter. Trump has all of his mental faculties, however, Biden doesn't and he needs to go! Biden is a risk to the safety and security of the United States.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHGIRL 🌹😎

[BeMuse]

No. Science increases the age at which humans are able to operate effectively all the time. To put an upper limit on age is something only a moron would want. What happens when people end up living 200 years due to advances in science? How about 300 years? We don't know our own limitations. You have a right to vote, so take into consideration individuals personal abilities before you vote for them. The public is the regulator when you have fair elections. That said, when elections are rigged, you end up with a degenerate like Biden leading Nazi armies in Ukraine in an attempt to provoke WWIII. You as citizens have to do a better job in your own local communities to protect your right to vote freely and fairly. You can't just rig the system for the home team or you end up with a puppet controlled by the cabal doing the talking for you.

[andreasderjuengere]

As a happy non-''American'' I'd rather propose an alternative idea:

Let no one vote who is not expected to live for the next two presidential periods.

and

don't let candidates ''run'' because of money - but because of qualification.

and

then again: ''free'' people in a ''free'' country and a ''free'' society... do they really NEED such a thing as a ''President''?

[HippieVeganJewslim]

No; I ain’t ageist. My grandfather died in his eighties and he always seemed very intelligent, being a physicist and veteran and spoke several languages. Maybe ages go different to wizards, but Albus Dumbledore died as a centenarian. No-one could call him anything close to stupid!

[zagor]

There is. You have to be at least 35.

As far as an upper limit, no. There are 95 year olds who are perfectly sentient. Now about 95% of 95 year olds are NOT mentally capable of being President, but let the voters decide.

[Iron_Man]

As long as you’re mentally and physically fit to do the job

[Gingerbread_GB]

Do you think there should be an independent health evaluation on all the major candidates prior to the election? public reports?

[Iron_Man]

Yes …

[exitseven]

no but there should be a way to evaluate somebody if he is not fit to serve in that capacity, sort of like what we are dealing with now.

[Avicenna]

Biden is clearly too old, but I'd say Trump is too (he'll be 78 at the time of the 2024 election). The job has enormous physical and mental demands and I think should be limited to people 70 and younger.

[iceage2]

Not everyone ages at same pace do probably not. And instead of a mandatory health check for presidents people just shouldn’t vote for someone that looks like they are physically or mentally not capable of running a country (anymore)

[goaded]

No, it's up to the voters. The second oldest president was Reagan.

[CheeseFantasticos]

No, but there should be a cognitive ability test. Biden refused to take one.

[Snakeyes7]

Not just president but congress too.

[Anonymous]

Ideally, yes, but that will never happen.

[jimmy2]

God yes and money spending