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standingtall

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1. I think if Democrats try this it would likely head to the U.S. Supreme Court
Fri May 8, 2026, 10:39 PM
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And the constitutionality of mandatory retirement ages will challenged. Not an expert there may some States that have mandatory retirement ages for some professions, but I know there are also State that had mandatory retirement ages declared unconstitutional by their Supreme Courts. So I don't think this would hold up against the conservative U.S. Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court would get involved in this and very quickly I'd. Just like they did in 2000 to stop the recount in Florida which was Florida election law at the time.


I think the better option would be to simply ignore the Courts ruling and say the Virginia Supreme Court assumed a power it doesn't have by misinterpreting the State. The people who can make and unmake constitutional amendments have that authority not the court.

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