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VIDEO: 74 year old congressman could barely speak in painful TV appearance today

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[–] leftzero@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 3 months ago

That's the point. People past a certain age shouldn't be allowed into positions of responsibility (or to operate heavy or dangerous machinery, like cars).

Or, at the very least, they should have to pass regular competency tests.