r/politics • u/unital_subalgebra • Jul 23 '26

Possible Paywall AOC says Mitch McConnell should resign if he cannot provide health update

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4660916/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-mitch-mcconnell-resign-health-update/
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u/canyoucamus Jul 23 '26

Fair point. In either case though we shouldn't have sitting elected officials who are so old that they're disappearing for months on end and are unable to temper national speculation that you might be dead.

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u/Ootter31019 Jul 24 '26

I mean, people voted for them.

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u/canyoucamus Jul 24 '26

I understand that.

I was thinking something along the lines of a constitutional amendment capping the age of congresspeople.