Gerontocracy is a social phenomenon where older individuals accumulate and retain power, impacting government and society's dynamics.
The Constitution's age minimum of 30 for the Senate once excluded the majority of the population, resulting in long tenures of elderly senators and judges.
The Supreme Court exemplifies elder rule with life tenure for judges, leading to justices serving until advanced ages, perpetuating a quasi-gerontocratic system.
The ideology linking age with wisdom in professions like the judiciary reinforces the association of advanced age with authority and decision-making.
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