Democrats Point to Student Gun-Control Activists As a Reason to Lower Voting Age to 16

cnsnews.com ^ | 3/6/2019 | Susan Jones

[rktman]

H.R. 1, a massive voting rights/election security/campaign finance/ethics bill now making its way through the House of Representatives, would make "significant changes to the operation of federal elections by states," according to a summary produced by the Congressional Budget Office.

The bill does not allow 16-year-olds to vote, but Democrats are offering amendments that would do just that.

Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) introduced their amendments Tuesday night before the House Rules Committee. Both lawmakers pointed to the activism of young gun control advocates as one of the reasons for lowering the voting age:

[rktman]

Well, just like gun control, it's just a common sense thing to do. SRSLY? What fidiots. They should be raising the age limit to like 28 or 32.

[Yo-Yo]

The voting age, drinking age, and draft age should all be the same.

[Buckeye McFrog]

We fought this battle back in the 60’s when 18-year olds were being drafted but were not allowed to vote.

Legislation to give them the vote was found UNCONSTITUTIONAL. It took a Constitutional Amendment to give the vote to 18-year olds.

Democrats know NOTHING of history. Even if it is relatively recent.

[Seaplaner]

The ironically named “Democrats” do anything and everything they can to thwart our election process.

[Rebelbase]

If this happens they’ll put everyone over age 30 into concentration camps and feed us LSD.

[Moonman62]

The welfare of the country means nothing to the Dems.

[OttawaFreeper]

So they want to raise the age for legal firearms acquisitions to 21 but lower the age to vote to 16. This does not compute.

[dp0622]

The voting age should be the oldest, followed by drinking and then the draft.

Maybe the military would make so many that aren’t mature enough AT ALL to vote, mature enough.

Not sure why being old enough to serve should mean old enough to vote.

not sure what correlation drinking has to do with the others.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

But, wait! I thought they said we have to raise the age for buying a rifle to 21, because people younger than that are irresponsible?

[Lurkinanloomin]

Raise the voting age to 21 like alcohol.

[RedMonqey]

"The bill does not allow 16-year-olds to vote, but Democrats are offering amendments that would do just that.”

Yep!
And if they can vote, then what's to stop them from lowering the age back down in order to buy "black rifles"


Or "post retirement abortions"
Liberals are intrinsically stupid and venal creatures.

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Yes, 21.

[CondorFlight]

Nobody should be allowed to vote unless they pay taxes.

[fwdude]

“Wild in the Streets,” right?

I think that age was 35.

[LurkedLongEnough]

In response to your thoughts, I believe the drinking age of 21 was questioned when there were kids younger than that in the Army getting killed when they had no vote on the war.

Doesn’t excuse the talk now.

16 drink in public, 18 own a firearm, but only taxpayers vote as curated by the new IRS

[frnewsjunkie]

Just reading the headlines of FR posts ... everything has gone nuts.. they’ve lost their minds.. and have no idea on anything.

[fwdude]

Or own land. But then, that would require taxes.

[Sacajaweau]

These kids have been brainwashed.....in many areas.

[RedMonqey]

"The voting age, drinking age, and draft age should all be the same.”

I won't hold my breath for Women's draft.

But "true equality' demands it

Yeah, I'm talking to you Gloria Steinem!

[RedMonqey]

"Nobody should be allowed to vote unless they pay taxes.”

Going "old school" I like it! Of course to liberals that just means "sales tax" so illegals could vote just because they bought a snickers bar.

The Founders had a different understanding of "taxpayers".