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    Die texanische Abgeordnete Kay Granger, 81, wurde in der Gedächtnisstation gefunden, nachdem sie vor 6 Monaten aus Washington verschwunden war: Bericht


    Die texanische Abgeordnete Kay Granger, 81, wurde in der Gedächtnisstation gefunden, nachdem sie vor 6 Monaten aus Washington verschwunden war: Bericht

    https://nypost.com/2024/12/22/us-news/missing-texas-rep-kay-granger-found-in-memory-care-unit-report/

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    3. stonedhillbillyXX on

      A medical home is the proper place for an 80 year old, not the house of Representatives

    4. CurrentlyLucid on

      We need mandatory health status reports and age limits. We do not need easily manipulated votes from people doing what they are told to stay in a cushy job they can’t even do.

    6. thevoiceinsidemyhead on

      Symbolic of the economy overall. Older people not trusting subsequent generations to be able to do the job which in turn ribs younger people of the experience to do the job

    9. WiseChemistry2339 on

      Why in the world isn’t there a rule if a rep is absent for say, 8 weeks, especially without explanation, a special election to replace them isn’t immediately called?!

    11. SnivyEyes on

      Too old. There needs to be age limits for this reason! Glad that they were found, but they never should have been missing anyway. What the fuck America?

    13. sachiprecious on

      I’m so confused right now. A member of Congress has been missing for half a year and I’ve never heard of this story. Why wasn’t this major news?!

      And if she had to be put in a memory care home, why was she still allowed to be a Congressperson? By now it doesn’t matter since she’s about to be out of office anyway, but why wasn’t she removed from office? (This is different from Biden, Trump, and McConnell. They aren’t in a memory care home.)

      Also, why is someone allowed to be in Congress after missing so many votes and not doing the job at all?? Sure, people in Congress miss votes sometimes, but I just wonder why there’s no limit.

    15. inteligent_zombie20 on

      Boomers who don’t want to give up their dreams of boomerland.

      The government should not have anyone who is over the age of 65. I believe at that age yo’ur no longer in touch with the day to day of society. At that age they just want the good ol days heck of their youth and their voting tendencies reflect that. Give the youngest generation a chance to step in and govern for their future.

    16. dmp2you on

      Gone for 6 damn months and those assholes just tried to give a raise to themselves. This shows how little they actually work . Gone for 6 months, nobody bats a eye or notices. because they are GONE all the time, so it’s normal .

    17. Individual_Donut99 on

      This may be an unpopular opinion. People calling for term limits. We have term limits already. It’s called voting. Stop electing half dead corpses into office. Im talking both parties. Seems like most people have an unfavorable opinion of Congress. But keep electing the same half dead fossils over and over again. Insanity

    18. Lilutka on

      Congress is the only place where an employee can skip work without any consequences AND still get paid.

    19. traveler19395 on

      People talking about age limits, but the real solution is *term limits*.

      Sure, it would mean losing a few gems like Bernie, but overall good.

    22. ttpharmd on

      At first I thought that title was misleading but she legit was found wondering in a neighborhood. No mention of her family putting her in the facility? So many details missing as to how she ended up there. That’s a very weird story

    24. IThinkTheClockIsSlow on

      Tells you how the news cycle has changed. I had no idea a sitting member of congress was missing for six months. Ten years ago this would have been the only news you’d see.

    26. TintedApostle on

      It was kept silence during the election because it would have raised doubts on Trump too. It would have brought the whole age thing to the front.

    27. kandoras on

      >Granger’s constituents also expressed their concerns over the lack of representation, suggesting that Congressman-elect Craig Goldman, who won her seat in November, should take over the job early.

      >“We need someone there with their full capacities. Swear Craig in early. That’s the solution. That’s the right thing to do.

      That is, in fact, not the right thing to do. If she had been a senator, then if she resigned the governor of her state could make a temporary appointment to replace her.

      But she’s in the House, and if a vacancy occurs there then the only way to fill that seat for the rest of the term is through an election.

      It’s weird that the people most likely to carry around a pocket constitution have never read the thing.

    29. Serious-Excitement18 on

      Dont worry im sure they voted her back in for a thousandth term…

    32. ImpossibleTax on

      Did she even have the capacity to resign? And if not, then who knew and chose to not act? Same with Feinstein, from what the public knew it was impossible for others not to know. To keep someone propped up in office like this is getting to the point of elder abuse.

    33. KevinStoley on

      It’s extremely telling that there are so many people in congress at such advanced ages that refuse to retire and give up their positions of power and influence. Most Americans can’t wait to retire and actually look forward to it. You finally get to spend much of your time relaxing, enjoying the company of family and friends, spending the money you’ve earned and worked so hard for during your lifetime, the fruits of your labor paying off.

      Yet when it comes to politicians, it’s like the complete opposite and they want to stay in as long as possible. Gee, I wonder why that is?

    34. hazpat on

      Why does the title end with :report”? There is litterally no information beyond the title in the article

    35. alpharaptor1 on

      Literally medically incapacitated and they lost track of politician for 6 months and no one really noticed or considered a contingency? I’m not saying “everybody is replaceable” but her party didn’t think that people of their state deserved to be represented or governed during this time? 

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