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Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Countries that have mandatory retirements for politicians include Argentina (age 75), Brazil (75 for judges and prosecutors), Mexico (70 for judges and prosecutors) and Singapore (75 for members of parliament.)

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Yes

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Yes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test

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Yes, and ban anyone over the age of 75 from running for office

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No, our government needs experienced leaders

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No

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In what ways might mandatory retirement ages impact the diversity and representation in politics or judiciary?

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If you had the power, what criteria would you set for someone to remain in a professional role as they get older?

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How can younger generations benefit from or be disadvantaged by mandatory retirement ages in leadership positions?

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Imagine a scenario where a highly skilled leader is forced to retire due to age. How would that affect society's progress?

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Is there an age at which people should no longer make significant societal decisions? Why or why not?

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What alternative measures could be taken to ensure that professionals remain competent in their roles without setting age limits?

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How would you feel if your favorite public leader had to retire at a certain age, regardless of their abilities?

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No, mental competency is too subjective

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No, this discriminates against older politicians

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No, I would prefer term limits instead

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Can you share a time when you noticed someone's abilities didn't match with societal expectations due to their age?

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What are the pros and cons of having age limits for high-responsibility roles, like politicians or judges?

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How does the concept of 'age equals wisdom' fit into the debate on mandatory retirements for certain professions?

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Netanyahu's Aide Arrested: Did Leaked Intel Sabotage Hostage Rescue?

Israeli police have arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and four others for allegedly leaking classified information to foreign media, court documents released on Sunday revealed. The intelligence allegedly claimed Hamas was planning to smuggle Israeli captives from Gaza to Egypt.Opposition leaders say the intelligence was leaked to take pressure off Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal with Hamas that would bring home the roughly 100 Israeli captives still held by the Palestinian resistance movement. It is estimated that roughly 70 remain alive.Netanyahu has repeatedly sabotaged ceasefire talks with Hamas since the start of the war on October 7 last year, despite heavy pressure from the families of the captives to reach a deal.Court documents released on Sunday identified Eliezer Feldstein, an aide to Netanyahu, as one of several people being detained and interrogated over the leak of “classified and sensitive intelligence information.” The names of the other four detained persons have not been cleared for publication by Israel's military censors.The intelligence was leaked to two foreign media outlets, the Jewish Chronicle in the UK and Bild in Germany, both of which published stories about the leaked intelligence. The Jewish Chronicle later retracted its story.The court documents said that information taken from the Israeli military’s systems and “illegally issued” may have damaged Israel’s ability to free the captives held by Hamas in Gaza.Opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday accused the prime minister’s office of leaking “faked secret documents to torpedo the possibility of a hostage deal – to shape a public opinion influence operation against the hostages’ families.”By claiming that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning to flee to Egypt with the captives, the leaked documents appeared to promote Netanyahu’s claim in the minds of the Israeli public that any ceasefire deal must allow Israel to keep its forces on the Philadelphia Corridor, which runs along the Gaza-Egypt border. Otherwise, the captives could end up in Egypt’s Sinai or “pop up in Iran or Yemen,” Netanyahu claimed.Netanyahu added the demand that Israel be allowed to continue occupying the Philadelphia Corridor in the 11th hour of negotiations for a ceasefire this summer. The demand torpedoed the talks, as Hamas has long insisted on a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza as part of any ceasefire deal.

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