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Episode 338: Age, Ability, and Incumbency
Words & Numbers
English - August 02, 2023 14:30 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 336 ratingsEducation Business education current economics events government libertarian liberty news policy politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Constitution sets lower age limits for members of Congress and the President, but sets no upper limits. Before modern medicine, this wasn’t as much of a problem as people’s bodies tended not to outlive their minds. Today, it’s becoming a problem.
Foolishness of the week: 05:30
Main episode: 09:35
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Topic of the Week
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_who_did_not_win_reelection
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/Attenuated_Democracy_(Hubert)/08%3A_Electoral_Politics_and_Public_Opinion/8.07%3A_Chapter_55-_The_Advantages_of_Incumbency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_age
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/TR/2012/lr5a4.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-confused-dianne-feinstein-tried-to-give-a-speech-in-the-middle-of-a-senate-hearing-vote-and-was-told-to-just-say-aye-instead/ar-AA1ernV5
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-fell-recently-dc-airport-prior-wednesdays-freeze-rcna96568
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/26/mcconnell-abruptly-leaves-press-conference-after-feeling-light-headed-00108318
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/26/mcconnell-press-conference-freezing-lightheaded
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1994/93-1456
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