PUTNEY-Well, thank goodness that Joe Biden withdrew from the race for president (although no one wanted Kamala Harris when she previously ran for the office).
But one way to avoid another race like this again is to mandate a retirement age for politicians.
That's a very easy way to avoid what most of us didn't want to see. I suggest a retirement age of, at most, 75.
Jacqueline Brook
Putney
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