@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... I agree you're not being ageist, but I think you are simply wrong. That is, you are just making factual errors, not wrong in being ageist. You say you don't want "someone who most likely will die shortly after they leave office gets to decide how those of us who have decades to live get to live.". Carter lived to the age of 100. Bush Sr. lived to the age of 94. Hoover lived to the age of 90. Reagan lived to the age of 93... The point I'm making is that, even if the president leaves office at 84, there's still a decade of life left looking at an average. There may well be more than that. With respect, the fact you're relying on is just not there, it's just not accurate. You also say "just on a cognitive scale, older people have a disadvantage". Would you be good enough to provide evidence for this? Also, wouldn't the best way to resolve this not be a matter of age, but a matter of just giving a standard and reasonable cognitive test in public? Again, I don't think there's anything wrong with ageism, it's often the wise thing to follow. I just think you're relying on factual errors here.