Over three-fourths of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for elected officials, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey.

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    1 year ago

    You don’t understand why the people who vote on various things won’t vote against themselves?? I’m guessing it’s the same reason why voting on pay raises for themselves always pass.

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        1 year ago

        That’s easy to fix: exempt anyone in office at the time the bill passes.

        Don’t think that’ll work on its own, as they will want to protect the party that gives them their power from, for after they leave office.

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      1 year ago

      voting on pay raises for themselves always pass.

      The only votes congress has taken regarding their own pay is voting to deny a raise. Every year Congress is set to get an automatic COLA raise, u less they refuse it via vote it automatically kicks in. Those are the votes congress has been conducting. They have voted in pay raises for congressional staff members.

      This article is old but details how it works