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The young people who have come forward to call for gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at their high school in Parkland, Fla., are challenging the tiresome stereotype of American kids as indolent narcissists whose brains have been addled by smartphones. They offer an inspiring example of thoughtful, eloquent protest. Unfortunately, when it comes to electing lawmakers whose decisions about gun control and other issues affect their lives, these high schoolers lack any real power. This needs to change: The federal voting age in the United States should be lowered from 18 to 16. Skeptics will no...

Baltimore 16-year-olds to vote By Robert Redding Jr. THE WASHINGTON TIMES Hundreds of 16-year-olds in Baltimore have registered to vote in next month's primary, an anomaly that could influence the city election. Barbara E. Jackson, Baltimore's elections administrator, said 485 of roughly 700 eligible 16-year-olds had registered by Tuesday afternoon, just hours before the 9 p.m. deadline. Among those already registered, 418 identified themselves as Democrats, 26 as Republicans, 28 unaffiliated, nine as Green Party supporters and four as "others," Miss Jackson said. The city is allowing residents as young as 16 to vote because they will be 18 by...