Mandatory Retirement Age for POTUS?

  • Posted by Joseph
  • June 24, 2008

Reading the Dispatch blog this morning I came across an interesting piece of information: the Ohio Supreme Court has a mandatory retirement age of 70.

It turns out a mandatory retirement age of 70 is actually pretty common. Even the Catholic Church has a mandatory retirement age of 70 for priests.

Since it seems perfectly reasonable to have a minimum age requirement for a person who is to serve as President of the United States, might not it also seem pretty reasonable to have a maximum age requirement as well?

I mean- if a 71-year-old can’t be trusted to dole out justice or minister to the flock, maybe we should seriously consider if a 71-year-old can be trusted to lead the most powerful military in the world.

Just saying.

Information and Links

Join the fray by commenting, tracking what others have to say, or linking to it from your blog.

Information
June 24th, 2008
One Response
Feeds and Links
Comment Feed
From This Author
Del.icio.us
Digg
Technorati
Categories
2008 Elections
John McCain

Other Posts
Dear ORP: PLEASE Choose Phil Burress’ Daughter as Your AG Candidate
Rove packs on the dogwhistles…


Say Something!

Because we value your thoughtful opinions, you are encouraged to add a comment to this post. Don't be offended if your comment is edited for clarity or to keep out questionable material. Comments may even be deleted at the discretion of the Plundercrew. You signal your agreement to this by clicking 'Submit Comment' below. Everyone who comments here is responsible for them.

Plunderchat:

Comment Number:
1
Written by:
Edward S
Posted on:
July 13, 2008 at 12:49 am

Amen! Congress can pass a mandatory retirement age law for US Postal workers, VA officials, etc., but the law doesn’t apply to Congress, the Supreme Court, or the President & VP. It’s too stressful to deliver mail, but not too stressful to have your finger on “the button”…Things that make you go HUH?