INSANELY OLD: US Politicians Cling To Power

Spencer Snyder breaks down the rise of gerontocracy in the US.

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[thesuperdingos]

These retirement home candidates aren’t in control of anything. They are simply pawns.

[supercadet]

There's a minimum age for all these positions. It's time for a maximum age.

[Pacific-NW-Native]

I keep saying, if I'm forced to retire from the military by a certain age, usually 64; then politicians should be forced to do the same. But I'll concede at age 69 cause it makes me giggle.

[nan]

This type of videos is more needed now. Great job

[HumanityandIntegrity]

The problem with Ken's last statement is if the public doesn't know because the media and staffers are hiding the relevant information the public won't be motivated to pressure the parties. Additionally, it was more donor pressure than "public pressure"

[zzzzzz]

How about they just start with cognitive testing, not everyone ages the same.

[mirandapillsbury]

there needs to be an age limit like how they force us to retire at 65 in most jobs. Time to force politicians by like 75 at most (which is already VERY generous)

[BarrettDCarroll]

At least Bernie is still mentally clear unlike the rest mentioned

[gaga]

People clinging on to power with the same dishonest policies that people hate.

[PurpleMonkeyDishwasher]

No mention of CHUCK GRASSLEY WHO HAS BEEN IN ELECTED OFFICE SINCE 1959!!!!

[babyamyxo-oc]

Bring back 'Grannycrat' slur! My granny approves, too. 😂

[GreyCrowe]

We had active members of Congress previously diagnosed with dementia. We just found a missing Texas congresswoman, who hadn't voted since last July, IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY! America is so cooked.

[reinux]

"Unforeseen oldness" that's amazing

[marcarvalho]

Crazy fact, John Tyler, who was William Henry Harrison's VP who would take over as president, he has a grandson (Harrison Ruffin Tyler) who is still alive. He was the 10th president of the United States, 6 presidents before Abraham Lincoln. He was alive during Washington's administration. That dude, has a grandson who is still alive.

[JJ_hehehehehe]

He skipped over the part where Harrison stood outside and delivered a super long speech on a rainy cold inauguration day and then died 3 weeks later. Bc for that era, with no real modern medicine, he was old as s***

[JoeBloggs-nt]

Age is just another miss direction. APAC runs the show, not these geriatrics. They have “control” of all the control centers.

[adamdavis]

Every single one of these dinosaurs, on both sides, needs to go.

Bernie can stay.

[Bernie]

I like this guy and very well edited good job guys

[birderjohn]

The media is responsible for this by not reporting the reality of these people's mental health.
The public should be free to vote for whomever they want.

[vmoses]

Americans deserve this - people constantly say they approve of their particular district's representative or senator. So there you go.