Om Patel on Age cap for presidents?
Om Patel
Age cap for presidents?
Claims and stances
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- 0:00 Hey, so um I had a few minutes and I wanted to take the time and come out here and make a post about something I've been thinking about recently, and it pretty much just stems from the fact that in the past eight years we've seen presidents upwards of the age of 80, 81, 82 years old.
- 0:15 Um and we've seen many public scenarios and public instances where some of these these leaders are shown to see some cognitive decline in terms of the way they handle themselves um uh and just the way they represent the country in general.
- 0:32 Um so that that kind of made me wonder and think, you know, why isn't there an age cap on being president?
- 0:40 You know, when I think of somebody who's 80 years old, I'm thinking, okay, they're a little they're an elderly citizen, you know, they might not be as mobile or as sharp as they used to be.
- 0:48 Um but they're I mean they can be pretty capable uh given that their health is in good standing and whatnot.
- 0:54 Um and some people, you know, there is always gonna be anomalies where some people who are, you know, of that age and can perform even at higher levels than somebody younger than them.
- 1:04 Uh it just kind of depends on the way they treated their body throughout these years, um, and the way they live their life.
- 1:10 But I think that the fact that nobody has questioned or asked for an age cap on presidents, um I think it's kind of intriguing, you know.
- 1:21 We I mean, at what point is someone too old to run the entire country, you know, this isn't something that is a just a mere job, you know what I mean?
- 1:34 Like this is the livelihood of millions and millions of people.
- 1:39 So what are your the what are your guys' thoughts on this?
- 1:42 I think that there should be an age cap, and I think that maybe that age cap should sit around right around 65, 70.
- 1:50 Um, I think that somebody who would be able to do two terms even at the age of 70 would put them at 78.
- 1:57 And even then I think that might be a little bit too high, but I think it definitely is a little bit better than the things that we're seeing today where you know presidents are becoming um or getting into their mid 80s.
- 2:09 So let me guys let me guys know what your thoughts are on this issue.
- 2:12 Um, and I'd love to hear what your perspectives are.