Should we have a max age for goverment officials or a periodic cognitive test?
3390 sats \ 12 comments \ @rod 31 Aug 2023 meta
The cognitive abilities of a human being decrease with age, every person is different but I assume we can all agree that above 75 years old, things start to get a bit difficult for most in terms of physical and mental capabilities.
My two cents IMO, a periodic cognitive test should be done to every government official and law enforcement after 75, the lives of many people depend on decisions these individuals are making on a daily basis.
What do you think?
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17 sats \ 1 reply \ @BTC_Bellzer 31 Aug 2023
If you can be too old to serve in the military you can be too old to serve in government
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 31 Aug 2023
+1
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7 sats \ 1 reply \ @sahil 31 Aug 2023
True, and it should be done by advisors too.
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69 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 31 Aug 2023
+1
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 31 Aug 2023
Cognitive assessments are fine, but this is all band aid thinking.
The problem is clearly deeper in this system that produces these outcomes. That we have three top elected officials who transparently have impaired cognition, means the basic electoral process is broken.
An idea that might help indirectly, is allowing people to vote against candidates. This is what most voters try to do, so why not just let them cast a vote directly against the candidate they hate? The winners will now be whoever has the highest net positive vote total.
Another idea would be to put severe restrictions on the finances of elected officials that persist beyond their term in office.
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142 sats \ 2 replies \ @eespn 31 Aug 2023
Interesting...
I think separating money from state would be the real cure, the levels of corruption are quite high due to greed and the donors willing to feed that greed
Currently the donors are calling the shots and deciding which puppet will be in what position within the governments of the worlds including heads of state
Any country that manages to make donations and lobbying illegal will be taking a step in the right direction. A slice of our taxes should be used to fund the campaigns equally and writing a set of fair rules for the campaigns so all political parties receive the same amount of attention from the public. Currently is a joke, an illusion of democracy, the worst part is that most believe naively they live in a democracy....
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 31 Aug 2023
My preference is to completely separate the state from civil society, but this post seemed to be about various tinkerings around the edges.
I enjoy thinking through these sorts of wonkish proposals, but really this stuff all gets cleaned up by abolishing the state.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 31 Aug 2023
+1
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BBitcoinUSA 31 Aug 2023
Max age no, cognitive tests maybe, but that would open up a lot of opportunity for fraud and corruption. Think term limits should be pursued before any requirements for cognitive tests. I’m not even sure term limits would be appropriate in a truly free country where the people are truly the ones who get to decide who will govern them, but haven’t thought enough about it
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118 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 31 Aug 2023
Terms...
IMO, terms are design for the puppeteers to keep in check their puppets ... Think about it, in the private sector we do not remove the CEO of a well managed company, if the person is skilled and capable, why to remove him/her for someone else that could be deficient or worst?
The removal of an official, in case of corruption or lack of performance should be the Democratic move by referendums requested by the majority of the population... In the private sector is similar in large companies, the stock holders demand performance, no performance and the CEO and other executive managers get sacked
Keeping competed government officials in their positions is key, all is needed is accountability, monitoring of corruption and the right mechanism for replacement when their performance is not adequate
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @sancristrader 31 Aug 2023
What about a cognitive test regardless of the age? Like an IQ test
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rod OP 31 Aug 2023
I do not believe that would get enough support, considering that the lawmakers would have to be tested... The IQ test is very controversial, scientist in general do not agree on the validity of the test as a measure of intelligence, but a simple cognitive test for sure!
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