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To: michigander

Thanks...I'm honored//bookmaked for reading tonite...I did a fast scroll.....and the evolution of the requirement seems fascinating..Off topic..but when the age 35 requirement was instituted..the life expectancy was under 50 years..Maybe we should raise it to age 50 now..that would have kept out Slick..and f'sure, our current great president was readly at age 40..


101 posted on 11/23/2004 2:44:42 PM PST by ken5050
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To: ken5050
and the evolution of the requirement seems fascinating..

Well, I found it interesting. I guess that makes two of us. :-)

Off topic..but when the age 35 requirement was instituted..the life expectancy was under 50 years..Maybe we should raise it to age 50 now..that would have kept out Slick..and f'sure, our current great president was readly at age 40..

I never really thought about it from that angle.
Hmmmm. That is a very interesting concept. Off the top of my head, it may be best to leave it alone as if you start messing with it at all, it may end up all FReeped up in the end.

102 posted on 11/23/2004 3:02:34 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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