'Missing' GOP Congresswoman in Senior Facility

[adjusterjack]

Report of "missing" GOP congresswoman in senior facility sparks backlash

Kay Granger's son said she's been "having some dementia issues" amid concerns over her prolonged absence in Congress.

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[Tax Counsel]

We seriously need to get octogenarians out of Congress. Even if they don't suffer from dementia, they are very much out of touch with modern American society both due to their age and because they've spent so long in Washington that they have no experience of what it's like for most of us to live in this country today. America is not like the country they grew up in. It may even be time finally to seriously consider term limits or age limits for members of Congress. The founders of this nation did not expect that members of Congress would make it their lifetime career.

 

[army judge]

We seriously need to get octogenarians out of Congress. Even if they don't suffer from dementia, they are very much out of touch with modern American society both due to their age and because they've spent so long in Washington that they have no experience of what it's like for most of us to live in this country today. America is not like the country they grew up in. It may even be time finally to seriously consider term limits or age limits for members of Congress. The founders of this nation did not expect that members of Congress would make it their lifetime career.

Its worth studying and serious consideration, as well as a public discussion.

However, I see constitutional hurdles and/or unforseen impediments.

In the instant matter under discussion, Congressional representatives and Senators have very few requirements that most Americans are required via their employment.

Congresspeople and senators consider themselves the nobility. They answer to no one, until election time.

 

[Tax Counsel]

However, I see constitutional hurdles and/or unforseen impediments.

So do I. The Constitution would likely have to be amended, just as it had to be done to impose term limits for president. It wouldn't be easy, but if the public gets fed up enough there may be the push needed to do it. This is one issue that is not rooted in one particular party.

 

[adjusterjack]

Call me a cynic but I don't think congresspeople will ever vote themselves out of a job.

It will be up to their constituents to replace them with younger people.

 

[army judge]

The Founders placed too much trust in Joe and Jane Citizen.

Unfortunately, the majority of our citizenry have wandered away from patriotism, or diligently avoid it.

Furthermore, most citizens have no idea or understanding of what is expected of United States citizens, our constitution, and our duties owed to our nation.