Dave Volek4d ago

Solving Democracy with Age and Term Limits

Today's politics is a strenuous job. At least 70 hours a week, juggling many different balls.

The current and previous US presidents were not capable to serve to full effect because of declining health and cognition. Many political commentators believe there should be age and term limits:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=361

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#agelimit #termlimit

CBC CanadaMar 24
N.S. bill aims to extend support for youth in foster care who age out of the system
A bill before the Nova Scotia Legislature is proposing a change to the age when young people in the foster care or group home system can get provincial support, raising it from 19 to 26.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/foster-care-group-homes-support-raising-age-limit-9.7138740?cmp=rss
CBC Nova ScotiaMar 24
N.S. bill aims to extend support for youth in foster care who age out of the system
A bill before the Nova Scotia Legislature is proposing a change to the age when young people in the foster care or group home system can get provincial support, raising it from 19 to 26.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/foster-care-group-homes-support-raising-age-limit-9.7138740?cmp=rss
Mathrubhumi EnglishFeb 26
Kerala’s upper age limit for PSC exams will be raised by four years, but not retrospectively. The new rule will apply only to upcoming notifications, with uncertainty over select categories. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-psc-age-limit-increase-no-retrospective-effect-for-40-year-upper-age-cap-mq45dnrj?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KeralaPSC #AgeLimit #KeralaGovernment #PSCExams #KAS
Dave VolekFeb 18

Solving Democracy with Age and Term Limits

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=361

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#agelimit #termlimit

Dave VolekFeb 14

How to Retire Old Politicians

Popular discussion on reforming democracy sometimes proposes age limits as a possible solution. So laws will have to be written and enforced to curtail the activity of aging politician:

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=538

The TDG elections take care of these politicians in a more natural way.

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#agelimit

Osna.FMFeb 6
Leading politicians from the Union parties insist that age limits for using social networks are necessary. "Social media are neither inherently good nor bad. We... https://news.osna.fm/?p=33350 | #news #agelimit #ban #children #germanys
Germany's Union Parties Push Age‑Limit Social‑Media Ban for Under‑16s to Protect Children - Osna.FM

Union politicians push a strict social media ban for minors, arguing age limits are essential to protect young users from online harm.

Osna.FM
Show threadTimothy RoesFeb 3

Of course, under the GDPR, online platforms couldn't process data of under 13-year olds anyway. And the GDPR specifically allows for some national variation on that #agelimit.

Moreover, Member States can still decide when natural persons can conclude legally valid contracts with these services without a parent as cosignatory.

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 14
Ah yes, the age-old dilemma: how to save humanity from the perils of #selfies and #TikTok dances 🤳. Apparently, the magic elixir is setting the age limit to 16, because, you know, 15-year-olds are notoriously terrible at using social media responsibly 🙄. Also, remember to enable #JavaScript and cookies—because nothing says "serious proposal" like a broken webpage 🍪.
https://www.afterbabel.com/p/why-every-country-should-set-16 #socialmedia #agelimit #digitalresponsibility #HackerNews #ngated
Why Every Country Should Set 16 (or Higher) as the Minimum Age for Social Media Accounts

Four features of strong age-limit policies for countries ready to follow Australia’s brave lead

After Babel
Dave VolekJan 4

Solving Democracy with Age & Term Limits

Will these changes work?

Is it worth putting political energy into them?

https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=361

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#agelimit #termlimit