Former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82, says family - eviltoast

I hated him. A lot. And yet, if he were vice president, the world would probably be in a much better place. As long as he never got past that position.

  • werefreeatlast@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Hey! I got a great idea! Why don’t we elect old ass people to be president in this next election!? Right? Right?

    I mean we buy puppies, we know they only last 14 years, so we’re buying a small tragedy, but we still do it. Why not go to the salvation army for dogs and buy a 14 year old dog every year! Nothing to lose, just raw feelings and emotions gone wild 😜🐄!

    Come to think of it, it’s a great option even for judges. And you don’t have to worry about re election shit, cuz that would be 4 years later, it won’t happen!

    With judges we pick 60 years old farts for the lower courts and then let them ascend every 10 years. By the time they become supremes, we’re talking real survivorship. Maybe they fuck up a couple of things for us, then the next month we come in with a whole bunch of new incumbents.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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      7 months ago

      There is an argument to be made for the political experience that comes with age, but it’s become ridiculous. In general, it’s probably best not to elect the very young or the very old to national positions. Obviously there are exceptions such as AOC or Bernie Sanders, but I think it should be a thing to avoid overall.