Of course, the voting age will never be raised. That would require a constitutional amendment, which would require two-thirds of both houses and three-fourths of the states. And that would likely require 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds voting against their right to vote.Not logical. Any 18-yo who voted to raise the voting age to 21 would in fact be 21 by the time the amendment went into effect, and would spend the rest of his/her life not having his/her vote diluted by the votes of snot-nosed kids too young to have much chance of knowing and respecting political issues.
In that sense it would seem to be a no-brainer for all current voters.I could agree with an exception for anyone who qualifies for combat pay, of course - but in reality it is their mother and fathers, not teenagers, who would be most solicitous about 18 yo military personnel. Maybe they should get to vote twice.
Of course, the voting age will never be raised. That would require a constitutional amendment, which would require two-thirds of both houses and three-fourths of the states. And that would likely require 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds voting against their right to vote.Any 18-yo who voted to raise the voting age to 21 would in fact be 21 by the time the amendment went into effect, and would spend the rest of his/her life not having his/her vote diluted by the votes of snot-nosed kids too young to have much chance of knowing and respecting political issues.In that sense it would seem to be a no-brainer for all current voters. In reality, of course, young people tend to get more conservative with time and experience - so “liberals” (of whatever age) would tend to think that youngsters should vote.
The military service issue was always just a rationalization to cover for that political calculation - as witness that nobody thought at the time the amendment was passed that women would be drafted - or that 18 yo men should vote but 18 yo women should not.The natural disposition is always to believe. It is acquired wisdom and experience only that teach incredulity, and they very seldom teach it enough. - Adam Smith, Theory of Moral Sentiments