I have an idea...
Posted on 03/09/2017 4:46:21 PM PST by davikkm
Stung by recent election defeats, Democrats are leading the charge to lower the voting age to 17, with a little help from liberal billionaire George Soros. In California, Democratic legislators introduced this week a landmark bill, ACA 10, that would give the Golden State the nation’s youngest statewide voting age by lowering the threshold from 18 to 17 in the name of reversing the slide in voter turnout. “Young people are our future,” said Democratic Assembly member Evan Low, the measure’s sponsor. “Lowering the voting age will help give them a voice in the democratic process and instill a lifelong habit of voting.” The proposal comes as the most ambitious of a host of efforts to chip away at the 18-year-old voting age as Democrats seek to bring into the fold younger voters, who traditionally support more liberal causes and candidates than do their elders. “It is a transparent ploy to pad the Democratic vote,” said John J. Pitney Jr., American politics professor at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, referring to the California bill.
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Exactly. Move it back to 21.
There are far too many snowflakes out there.
I wish it could be limited to people who have to pay a rental or mortgage payment each month.
Only responsible people need apply.
Bad credit, so sorry... you’re out!
Most 17 year old have life experience IQ’s numbers that are around the same number as their age
SorosNazi needs to be stopped (with his kids)...
prosecute the basturd, put him and hopefully his evil kids in prison, and for sure take all the $$$ and put it in a Soroz Victims’ Compensation Fund
(this will also prevent his kids from continuing his worldwide evil crusade....very important as he’s done a great great deal of damage!)
I think we should raise it to 27 (since our government thinks those under that age are still children dependent upon their parents) and also limit voting rights only to those citizens who actually pay taxes (or paid taxes in the case of retirees).
what the hell is his issue anyway
The lowering of federal voting age to17 requires a constitutional amendment
That means the fix is in.
I’d lower it to below zero. For those that kill a future voter in the womb, which ever way the mother votes, in light of the lifetime of votes lost, we make an automatic tally of 75 votes for the other party.
I have an idea...
17 year old are retards
They should have to be mugged first.
But in Obamacare they wanted to keep these same “children” on the plan until 26?
Good point—not only did they want to keep these same “children” on the plan until 26, they did!
The Dems have a more difficult time deceiving citizens as the citizens gain age, life experience, and learn that they have been lied to.
Why is a Hungarian Nazi controlling the DNC?
Pray America woke
There ought to be a law preventing George Soros from doing anything politically.
Voting age should be raised to the drinking age.
Stupid people are the future of the dimocrat party.
These days, yes I’d agree.
100 years ago not so sure
Oh, hell no. It should be raised to about 25-30.
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