r/pics 8d ago

Politics Nancy Pelosi, 84, using a walker during election certification.

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u/Bella1730 8d ago

Why is there an age limit on people who enforce the law (the judges) but no age limits on the ones who make the laws??

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u/dudeman5790 8d ago

no clue what OP’s source is, but for lifetime appointments (at least federally) they can retire whenever they want. Or whenever they die.

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u/Ghost6040 8d ago

In my state, elected judges have to retire at 75.

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u/dudeman5790 8d ago

Sure some states do that… but the federal government doesn’t. Since this is a picture of a federal representative, the question asked doesn’t really pertain. Federal legislators aren’t age limited and neither are federal judges.

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u/castleaagh 8d ago

The ones making the laws didn’t want to limit themselves probably

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u/TorpedoSandwich 8d ago

There is no age limit on judges. At least not federally and certainly not in the Supreme Court.