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 It would take a Constitutional amendment to fix this for the President, VP, SCOTUS Justices, Senators and Congresscritters, but we need mandatory retirement by age 80. One of the many problems in our democracy is that long-term incumbency is an enormous political advantage. A long-serving person with a huge campaign chest and nearly universal name recognition is almost impossible to beat. Gerontocracy is the result, and it’s not serving us well.