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Board Politics & Society
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Politicians with Dementia/Alzheimers
by
latinna
on 14/09/2014, 18:07:34 UTC
Should a serving member of Congress who suffers from Dementia/Alzheimers be forced to step down from their position as them serving while ill does damage to our country or should they be allowed to stay in office no matter how ill they get?

I bring this up because the other night on Bill Maher's show Nancy Pelosi said,
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“Civilization as we know it today would be in jeopardy if the Republicans win the Senate.”

and then a moment later said,

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“Fear is a motivator, and we are not fear-mongers. The Democrats are messengers of hope, and that’s what we will continue to be.”
Giving her the benefit of the doubt, it is pretty clear she is suffering from severe memory loss and possibly has Alzheimers since she completely contradicted herself within a few seconds of speaking.

Not taking into account all the damage Nancy has already done to the United States of America during her years in power, should she be forced to resign to protect the country from further damage due to not being physically/mentally fit to continue?