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Mitch McConnell, 82, Falls Down Stairs Moments After Voting to Confirm a Member of Trump's Cabinet (people.com)

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Moments after Mitch McConnell voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for HUD secretary, the 82-year-old Kentucky senator fell down the stairs, according to multiple reports.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There should be physical and mental tests yearly for every federal representative. If driving a car requires such things past retirement age, so should holding a jobs that impacts millions of other people.

Having strokes on live TV, falling down stairs? License to hold office revoked.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How about just kicking geezers out, period? 70 should be a hard cut off imo. If taking evaluations becomes a regular part of your day we just don't have time to support this.

Nobody cares what anybody's grandpa wants, they're too out of touch already. And it doesn't get better as you age.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yup I'd be fine with that too.

[–] P00ptart 1 points 1 day ago

"should be" it's too late.