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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1mo1MO

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

Yes

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

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

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

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

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

No

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@6DFTXSM answered…4yrs4Y

Should the Seanad be abolished?

No, but make it useful by giving members, who have specific professional skills, and are directly elected by the people…

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

No, our government needs experienced leaders

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@6D5D4VN answered…4yrs4Y

Should the Seanad be abolished?

No, leaving the entire legislative authority of the country in the hands of one governmental body conflicts entirely wit…

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

No, I would prefer term limits instead

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@ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...…1yr1Y

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pas…

No, this discriminates against older politicians

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@beauchurley answered…2yrs2Y

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

Yes, as long as they are not complicit in human rights abuses and high financial crimes such as, trafficking, slavery, J…

1 reply1 disagree

@9M7PKH8 answered…4 days4D

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …

Somewhere between contributing to the state and having a general understanding of the ethos of elections

@9LLKJC9from New York answered…3wks3W

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Not until greater legal rights are extended to 16 year olds to defend against parental coercion. I am concerned people…

@9L5M92H answered…1mo1MO

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

The age should only be lowered to seventeen as anyone younger then that has not matured enough to vote yet

@9KZKTD3 answered…2mos2MO

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Yes, any citizen that pays taxes and has a legal job and is over the age of 16 should be allowed to vote

@9KPRVT5 answered…2mos2MO

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, …

Yes but only if they can pass a test on the culture and language and have already been living in the country for 6 years

@9KG74LV answered…2mos2MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

Yes, but it depends on the nature of the crime. Attempts to illegally seize power beyond the scope of their position sho…

@9JYX9CS answered…3mos3MO

Should Irish citizens, living abroad and in Northern Ireland…

yes but only for citizens living abroad within the first five years of living abroad, not nothern irish people

@9JJWFYQ answered…3mos3MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

Depends on the crime, e.g. if they were caught with cannabis or some similar minor and contested offences, they should b…

@9H622GR answered…6mos6MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

Depends on the nature of the crime. No, if a crime against democracy or some other power grab. Yes, if it was a drug off…

@9H4LJYW answered…6mos6MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

yes as long as it wasn't anything too serious like sexual crime or violent and they have finished their sentence and hav…

@9GPNZ4W answered…6mos6MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

No, if the crime was a crime against the state, it's people or an abuse of their position for personal benefit

@9FKGYYD answered…8mos8MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

It depends on what was the crime, if they finished serving their sentence and on other things.

@9F2MBPCfrom Maine answered…8mos8MO

Should Irish citizens, living abroad and in Northern Ireland…

Yes, but only for the first five years of living abroad, and Northern Ireland should get no say in our elections.

@9F2MBPCfrom Maine answered…8mos8MO

Should politicians be required to wait until the age of 65 t…

Abolish pensions for politicians and impose term limits.

@9DXFZ84 answered…8mos8MO

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a cr…

Yes as long as it does not affect their effectability to be a politician

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