Our representatives have out aged our population. According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report of the 111th Congress, published on February 4, 2010, the average age of the House of Representatives is 57.2 years. The same report states the average age of the Senate is 63.1 years. The average age of the American populace, based on an estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, is 36.9 years. When you look at these two figures, there is nearly a thirty years difference. Comparing these figures, there is between one and two generation gap between law makers and the general populace. With the speed that technology, learning, and people advance, how can this disparity be a true representation of the America we live in?
It is really interesting that we as Americans rely on our elders to guide our country. When our government was set up, was it planned for the older generation to run the politics of our nation? What are your thoughts on this?
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