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Originally Posted by Pairadocs
Leaving any "party" politics out of the discussion, thought the topic of age and physical and mental acuity might draw some interesting (and HOPEFULLY THOUGHTFUL, not demeaning) discussion. Since we live in an age restricted community, I thought it might be especially interesting to see the thoughts of a homogeneous group !
Should our elected representatives of both/all political parties, attempt to agree on base line "ability to perform duties and responsibilities of an office" and apply them to potential office seekers ?
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Yes, but only to the extent that a party endorses or puts forward a candidate. Nothing wrong with the xxx party using that criteria before announcing, "this is our choice for the office."
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