'This is insane': Elon Musk calls for constitutional amendment after bizarre McConnell episode



In response to a tweet that featured video footage of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's freezing episode on Wednesday, Elon Musk called for a constitutional amendment.

McConnell suddenly stopped speaking mid-sentence on Wednesday and proceeded to stand silently at the podium for a protracted period of time. McConnell later said he was fine but did not explain what had happened to him.

An aide from the senator's office reportedly indicated that the lawmaker "felt lightheaded and stepped away for a moment. He came back to handle Q and A, which as everyone observed was sharp."

When sharing a video of McConnell's bizarre episode, a social media account wrote, "The highest positions of our government, on both sides of the aisle, are held by people who genuinely belong in a nursing home. How are we allowing this to happen?"

Musk responded by writing, "We need a constitutional amendment. This is insane."

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While Musk did not explain exactly what kind of constitutional amendment he was advocating for, shortly before his tweet he had responded to a post in which Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon wrote, "Why do we have minimum age requirements to serve in government, but no upper age limits? I'm not sure where the cutoff should be, but it seems clear 80 is too old."

"Maybe also some kind of basic test like 'what is your job and what year is it?'" Musk replied.

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Musk has previously suggested that people should not be allowed to seek political office unless they're younger than 70 years old.

"Let's set an age limit after which you can’t run for political office, perhaps a number just below 70," he tweeted in 2021.

"I think the legal maximum age for start of Presidential term should be 69," he opined in a tweet last year.

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Hawley proposes age threshold for creating social media accounts



Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is proposing a measure that would ban social media companies from allowing people younger than 16 to establish accounts.

The measure would require the platforms to verify a person's age when they create an account — but accounts established prior to the point six months after the enactment of the measure would be permitted to remain on the platform without verifying that the user meets the age requirement.

The measure says that if an account is provided to a child who does not meet the age threshold, that child's parent can lodge a civil action against the social media platform.

Hawley has also introduced a measure that would order the study of how social media use impacts people younger than 18.

"Children suffer every day from the effects of social media. At best, Big Tech companies are neglecting our children's health and monetizing their personal information. At worst, they are complicit in their exploitation and manipulation. It's time to give parents the weapons they need to strike back," Hawley said, according to a press release. "That starts with an age restriction for social media. And it's long past time for well-funded research on the scale of the problem. We must set the precedent that these companies can no longer take advantage of our children."

During an appearance on Fox News Channel's "Hannity," Hawley said that parents "would love to know that these companies cannot target their children, cannot let them open up accounts until they're 16 years of age. Let's protect our kids when they're at their most vulnerable," he said.

Hawley, who has served in the Senate since 2019, had previously served as the attorney general of Missouri.

\u201cTo social media companies: stop targeting our kids.\n \nLet\u2019s set an age threshold of 16 \u2013 that will give parents more control. Let\u2019s protect our kids when they are at their most vulnerable.\u201d
— Senator Hawley Press Office (@Senator Hawley Press Office) 1676491301

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Strong majority of adults in the US believe there should be maximum age limits for elected figures



Adults in America on both sides of the political aisle and across various age ranges largely agree that there should be age limits blocking older people from occupying elected office.

A recently conducted CBS News/YouGov survey of adults in the U.S. found that a whopping 73% thought there should be age limits, while 27% did not.

Support for age limits is shared by people across the political spectrum, with 71% of Democrats, 75% of independents, and 75% of Republicans favoring the concept.

Similarly, the sentiment spans age groups, with 74% of those 65+ supporting a maximum age constraint, as well as 75% of people ages 45-64, 75% of those 30-44, and 68% of people 18-29.

Among the individuals who favored the idea of an age limit, 40% thought that 70 should be the maximum age limit, while 26% thought it should be 60-years-old, and 18% thought it should be 80.

Last year when President Joe Biden was sworn in at the age of 78-years-old, he made history by becoming the oldest person ever to serve as president. Biden has said that he plans to seek reelection as long as he is healthy — if he were to mount a successful 2024 reelection bid, he would be 86 years old by the end of his second term.

While Biden will turn 80 later this year in November, there are some sitting members of Congress who are already well into their eighties. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who is currently 88 and will turn 89 later this month, is running for another six-year term during the 2022 election cycle. At the age of 89, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is the oldest lawmaker currently serving in the U.S. Senate.