I'm not sure if that is a good idea or not. There is a certain amount of maturity and wisdom that are supposed to come with age. Of course that is highly arguable whether some people ever achieve that. : ) It is kinda funny that they would have made it 35 when the average expected lifespan was so much lower than it is now.
I think the voting age and the driving age should be raised to 21. If you are too immature to drink then you shouldn't be voting or driving either. Of course I didn't think that when I was 16.... ; ) Erin -----Original Message----- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:18 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too far: critics) I love the idea. The average age in the senate is in the 60's now. I would also advocate the removal of the minimum age restrictions for the senate - its 35 now from what I understand. Personally I think it should be set to the voting age. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Greenwood, Erin E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:12 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too > far: critics) > > > Can you imagine how different politics, and this country, > would be if there > was, say, a mandatory age 70 retirement age? > > People might actually hold real jobs for most of their lives, > instead of > holing up in public office. More people could serve in public > office. More > types of people might be able to serve in public office. > > Whew. Too-radical thinking. I'm getting light-headed. > > e who must rest now > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:07 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal goes too > far: critics) > > > I got the same impression. Thurmond had his 99th birthday > yesterday. Even > the Catholic Church has a manditory retirement age, perhaps > its time for the > US Senate to have the same. > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 10:47 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Ashcroft testimony (Re: Canada-U.S. border deal > goes too far: > > critics) > > > > > > LOL .. I'm listening to Strom Thurmond speak and I can't > > understand a word > > he is saying. He sounds like he either forgot his dentures, > > or has an extra > > pair in. Of course, the rest of them are talking so much > > bullcrap that I > > really don't understand what they are trying to say either. > > > > Todd > > ----- > > Todd for President > > Declaring that 99 year old people should not hold positions > > of great power > > in the government, for a better tomorrow. > > > > > The Ashcroft testimony so far (here is a better URL: > > > http://www.npr.org/realmedia/24hour.ram) is very > > interesting. he is such > > an > > > absolutist. This man has no real idea what the constitution means. > > > > > > larry > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
