why is it that all our representatives to our government are old white people?

Answer 1

All of them are not. Your question is invalid because its premise is false.

The U.S. Constitution requires Representatives to be at least 25 years old when they
take office. The youngest Representative, as well as youngest Member of Congress, is
Patrick McHenry (R-NC), 31. The oldest Representative is Ralph Hall (R-TX), 83.

Senators must be at least 30 years old when they take office. The youngest Senator
is Senator John Sununu (R-NH), who is 42 and a former Member of the House. The oldest Senator, as well as the oldest current Member of Congress, is Robert C. Byrd (DWV),
89.

What constitutes old or young is not absolute but relative. Some teenager will think 31 is old. but a 50+ year old would dissagree, and call a 31 year old a KID.

So not everyone is old. You are wrong.

Now for them being all white....

Black Members.
There are 43 black or African American Members in the 110th Congress, 42 in the House, one in the Senate. All are Democrats, including two Delegates. This number equals that of black Members serving in the 109th Congress,
which was a record. Fourteen black or African American women, including two Delegates, serve in the House. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is the first black male
Democrat to serve in the Senate.

Hispanic Members.
There are 30 Hispanic or Latino Members of the 110th
Congress, the same number as in the 109th Congress, which had the largest number of Hispanic Members in a single Congress.14 Twenty-seven serve in the House and three in the Senate. Of the Members of the House, 22 are Democrats, five are Republicans (including the Resident Commissioner), and seven are women. The Hispanic Senators include two Democrats and one Republican.

Asian Pacific Americans.
Nine Members are of Asian or Native Hawaiian/other
Pacific Islander heritage. Seven serve in the House, six Democrats (including a Delegate) and one Republican. Two, both Democrats, serve in the Senate. Of those serving in the
House, one is a Delegate, one is a black Member with Filipino heritage, and one is Indian American (Asian).

American Indians.
There is one American Indian (Native American) Member of
the 110th Congress, who is a Republican Member of the House.

Foreign Born
Eleven Representatives and one Senator were born outside the United States. Their places of birth include Cuba, Hungary, Mexico, Taiwan, Japan, Pakistan, Canada, and the
Netherlands.

So you can see not all are white.

Your question is falsely based and therefore holds no merit. I am only answering to prove you wrong so that others dont think your BS is true.

oh and here you go...

Military Service
According to the Military Officers Association of America, 130 Members of the 110th Congress have had some form of military service.17 The House has 101; the Senate 29. They have served in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf (1990- 1991), Iraq (2003-present), and Kosovo, as well as during times of peace. Some have served in the Reserves and the National Guard. Several Members are still serving as Reservists. As noted above, two Senators are former Secretaries of the Navy.

Answer 2

All of the respresentatives are old and white?
I don't think so. What do you consider old?
There are some age requirements to serve in Congress.

You should probably check out the website for Congress.
I have included links for the House and Senate

Answer 3

This is a pretty good question. I think it is because that's how things were in the beginning. And the older people and whites set it up so that it would continue to be that way and so that people "like them" could stay in power. They demonize anyone who doesn't fit their mold. Middle aged people are even worse than the ones who actually are old. They are like dobermen...they will always turn on you. They will smile right in your face and then when they get in power, they will leave you out there to die. They will not support you and those like you. All they can do is stereotype younger people and people of color.

Answer 4

Wow! Talk about ignorance of the U.S. government! Better take a CLOSE LOOK at them. There are others than WHITES. Of course probably to you, anyone over 21 is OLD. They are to kids like you.

Answer 5

WRONG, Not all of the representatives are old
"white" people, some of the representatives are BLACK, HISPANIC and NATIVE AMERICAN!!!

Answer 6

Charlie Rangel (sp?) is not white. Rahm Emanuel is not white. Barack Obama is not white. John Conyers is not white. Ciro Rodriguez is not white. Do I need to continue?

Answer 7

Old white people ran and got elected.

Answer 8

seems like it takes money....which young people dont have...or dont have the stomach to kiss butt to get that money.
But according to the constitution you can run for congress with 25, Senate with 30 and President with 35.
Maybe because young people dont vote.
But I think money is the thing.

Answer 9

old white people are rich enough to run and get elected, and they are the only ones that want to

Answer 10

Because whites are better at governing than any other race, name a non-white run country that is worth a crap.