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This feels like evidence of interesting new phenomenon, I get why 99% of politics topics should be removed, but if we post one when presidents get elected, it seems like something as impactful as president dropping out should count too.
Trump assassination attempt -- equally interesting new phenomenon -- also got flagged.
So was (I learned today) the one on Trump assassination attempt:
This was a forgone conclusion since the debate but there needed to be prolonged drama to save face
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There was a thread; they are allowed. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
The assassination attempt was suppressed until people had discussed it from all angles thoroughly elsewhere and gave up trying to discuss here. Definitely not allowed in the normal sense. But here it's nothing but an instant popup blue rally, for something was totally expected.
Is Gavin Newsome more likely as the Dem candidate now that the wealthiest members of the tech community got their preferred Republican VP candidate?
Given Biden's endorsement of Harris, a fellow Californian, Newsom will probably not be on the ticket, due to Constitutional limitations. That's not dispositive, but has generally been interpreted as requiring the two executive candidates to be from different states. The actual language concerns how electors must vote, in Article II, Section I, Clause III: The electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote b…
So no, a Harris-Newsom ticket is highly unlikely.
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The constitution has a lower limit on the age of the president, why not an upper limit?
It was written during a time when the average life expectancy of men was around 40.
It includes people who die at birth, childhood illnesses, etc.
Once you were past 20, your remaining life time jumped significantly
Dannnnnng. I think it's definitely for the best (probably never should've come to this, reminds me of RBG). And that said I really, really liked his presidency, but, he is undeniably really old.
The problem isn't just his age, it's his decrepitude, both physical and mental. I know people in their 90s who are able to speak clearly at any hour of the day...
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> you must be younger than > the average life expectancy > (currently 73yo) - while in > office. As an aside, it's a common error to think that overall life expectancy is relevant to this sort of thing, it's not. That number includes those who die in infancy, etc. If you wanted to limit it by "life expectancy" you'd want to limit it by the statistical expected remaining years of life at the candidate's current age .…
> it's a common error to think that overall life expectancy is relevant to this sort of thing, it's not. That’s why I purposely linked to the official US government Actuarial Table. Biden is 81. The statistics state that an 81yo will only live 7-more-years. When a presidential term (4-years) is more than half of your remaining life, the margin of error to die while in office is extreme high. —- Another way to look at…
Putting politics aside … Why don’t they have an age limit on the president (or any elected office)? E.g., you must be younger than the average life expectancy (currently men: 73yo / female: 79) - while in office. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html
Airline pilots have a legally mandated retirement age of 65. Running the country seems like it's at least as mission-critical as flying a plane.