Originally published at: Clyburn’s Daughter Will Have to Wait As Her Dad Decides to Run for 18th Term - TPM – Talking Points Memo
‘We’ll Just See How Things Go’ A few days ago, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) told the Washington Post that his family was “split” about whether he, age 85, should run again. He said that he’d like his daughter, Jennifer Clyburn-Reed, to replace him. But as of Thursday, it’s full steam ahead as Clyburn announced that…
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Frist!
Joe never thought the GOP would stab him in the back at the frist opportunity?
That boy is dumber than a lump of coal!
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The part where his daughter inherits his seat is the part that has ton go.
Sure, he didn’t say that, but that’s what he meant.
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Actually, Joe Manchin thought he was an honorary member of the GOP. And somehow he appears to have honestly thought the Senate filibuster was a sacrosanct institutional privilege.
I am sure the lump of coal is somewhat offended that you even tried to compare Manchin to it, even if saying the coal was somewhat smarter.
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Yes, we’re tired of the duopoly, the gerontocracy, the oligarchy and the kakistocracy. But other than that, we’ve never been happier with the political class.
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Clyburn is a good dude, but come on. He’s 85. And Hakeem is encouraging him to run. This tells us everything we need to know about the current state of the Dem party. No wonder the youngers are so frustrated with Dems.
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I’m also uncomfortable with an 85 year old dude, regardless of his celebrated history etc. continuing to run for office, instead of helping to train and prepare younger Democrats for that position. It looks greedy and self-centered.
And I know, just KNOW, that I’ll be branded as some kinda “racist bigot” for saying someone younger than Clyburn should be the candidate. Also ageist. And probably ableist, too. This may be how he’s going to get on the Democratic ticket without opposition. Nobody wants to be cancelled for not supporting his bid, unconditionally.
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It’s discouraging when our only hope conveys new or continuing reasons to feel hopeless.
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I think this one is tough, on one hand you have someone who been through it all and seen it all. But on the other hand there has to be a path for the younger folks to start taking over. Then there’s what the GOP has been doing. I’m not sure that it’s a good idea to have the national party picking and choosing who can and can not run. (And this last bit is why in the Hell is Lauren Boebert still a Congresswoman? Not to mention the problem that was George Santos.)
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I’m 57 and this shit makes me so mad I could bite a nail in two. Wanting to give the seat to his daughter is even worse than deciding to run again at the age of 85. The people of his district deserve better than a seat that is handed down like it belongs to Clyburn.
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I would agree but Clyburn is beloved in SC and can turn out the vote and pull others along with him. This is not the year for a shake up. 2028 is.
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SEIZE THE DAY ALREADY, fer crying out loud. It is long past time for Clyburn and his cohort to leave office. 2016 was when this should have started. Instead, the Democrats fell down and went Boomer.
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I don’t even know what you are saying. Clyburn handed Biden the win over Dump in 2020. And I might add, voter turnout among those under age 30 in 2024 was pitiful. Put up or shut up. You had your chance to vote for Kamala in 2024, and you didn’t. You stayed home, sulking.
Far too many FBI agents are submitted by armbars and rear-naked chokes.
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if Americans were “sick and tired” of the 2 party system they would vote like it, but they don’t. what we’re sick and tired of is the likes of Manchin. I’m 67 and almost every time I voted, which is in every election since I turned 18, I felt like I was voting for the lesser of two evils. and less evil is way better than more evil.
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Would you support, at bare minimum, an age-85 mandatory* retirement age for the Supreme Court? Fuck, I would support an age 65 limit for the entire federal judiciary.
*”Mandatory” here meaning legislation that “You can still hold the real job because we can’t pass a constitutional amendment, but your job duties change into reading children’s books out loud during story hours and presiding over misdemeanor trial court cases in Alaska during the calendar month of February.”
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Not mandatory retirement age for the SCOTUS.
12 year term limit for the Federal Bench. (Three Presidential terms)
When “Lifetime” was put into the Constitution, “Lifetime” was much shorter.
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“Fuck off into judicial irrelevance” mandatory age for SCOTUS. Later of age 65 or 10 years service.
All of the lower court judges can already retire with full salary and benefits after something like (~ca.) 10 years service. So I would again say just make their judicial function irrelevant after age 65 or 10 years service. Basically, make the appointment concomitant with the pension.
Not appreciably. Sure, kids were exponentially more likely to die before adulthood. But by the time you attained sufficient clout to get nominated and confirmed to a Supreme Court seat, your life expectancy was pretty much in the age 65/10 years timeframe.
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Okay.
I defer.
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