Commercial pilots face mandatory retirement at 67. Foreign Service employees at the State Department are forced to retire at 65. Why, then, don’t members of Congress face mandatory retirement after a certain age? As some senior lawmakers grapple with health issues in public and with at least 20 members of Congress aged 80 or older, it prompts a debate about whether the time has come for change.

Straight Arrow News contributor Adrienne Lawrence expresses concerns regarding our older leaders’ abilities to effectively perform their duties, particularly in light of new legislation addressing modern topics such as TikTok bans and AI.

Our future is being decided and guided by a gaggle of people who predate the invention of bubble wrap. A significant number of our leaders have had early adulthood shaped by post-World War II American exceptionalism.