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LGBTQIA+ 25w
posted this locally but every member of the government should be have to pass the fitness gram pacer test before taking office
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Anonymous 25w

physical endurance doesn’t equate to ability to serve in office and to suggest it does is outright ableist I hate to say it. even smth as “common” as asthma can make it impossible for someone to do this, even in a chair

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Anonymous 25w

Senator Tammy Duckworth lost both of her legs while serving her country. She uses a wheelchair. By this standard she wouldn’t be able to be a senator.

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Anonymous 25w

Genuinely why?

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 25w

Like why are we normalizing ableist language. Just bc usain bolt is fast asf or john cena is strong asf doesn’t mean I want them anywhere near my government like ???? Stupid logic 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 25w

I do agree that something needs to be done about all the old people in government positions who very clearly do not have the capacity to do their jobs anymore. But this solution isn’t the right one.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 24w

I think this is OP’s point though. Legislators are regulating things like health and ability in ways that make them look like enormous hypocrites

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