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age limits

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The problem is there is wide variety from one person to the next in terms of their health and ability to do their job, contribute etc...

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Since 1986, mandatory retirement has been generally unlawful in the United States, except in certain industries and occupations that are regulated by law, and are often part of the government (such as military service and federal police agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation)

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Pilots: the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots is 65. The Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act (Public Law 110-135) went into effect on 13 December 2007, raising the age to 65 from the previous 60.[26]

Air traffic controllers: Mandatory retirement age of 56, with exceptions up to age 61. Most air traffic controllers are hired before the age of 31 (the hiring cutoff age for those with experience is 36).[27]

Foreign Service employees at the Department of State: Mandatory retirement at 65 with very narrow exceptions.

Federal law enforcement officers, national park rangers and firefighters: Mandatory retirement age of 57, or later if less than 20 years of service.[28]

Florida Supreme Court justices: The Florida Constitution establishes mandatory retirement at age 70.

Michigan Judges of all levels cannot run for election after passing the age of 70.

Minnesota has statutorily established mandatory retirement for all judges at age 70 (more precisely, at the end of the month a judge reaches that age). The Minnesota Legislature has had the constitutional right to set judicial retirement ages since 1956, but did not do so until 1973, setting the age at 70.[29]

New Hampshire Constitution - Article 78 sets the retirement of all Judges and sheriffs at age 70.

New Jersey Supreme Court also established mandatory retirement at age 70.

Maryland Constitution establishes mandatory retirement age of 70 for Circuit and Appellate Court judges.

Oregon – mandatory judicial retirement age of 75.

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We can, and should, get this done.

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Originally posted by ShiroKuro:

I mean, I agree with you in theory, but in practice, I feel like there are problems to implement it.

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Originally posted by wtg:

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Originally posted by ShiroKuro:

I mean, I agree with you in theory, but in practice, I feel like there are problems to implement it.

What do you think the problems are?

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Originally posted by jon-nyc:

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Originally posted by wtg:

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Originally posted by ShiroKuro:

I mean, I agree with you in theory, but in practice, I feel like there are problems to implement it.

What do you think the problems are?

People staying in positions when they’re not really capable of performing in the job. They and their staff members occupy positions that essentially make them institutions, too powerful to be challenged within their own party and likely seated in safe districts for their party. I would introduce into evidence exhibit A, Diane Feinstein and exhibit B, Mitch McConnell.

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Public service should never be a career, and the time is right for another Republican to lead our great state...Could I win again? Of course. But it’s [public] service, and someone else needs to kind of take the mantle

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Well, I think there are a lot of 70 year old people working and making important contributions