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California lawmakers propose lowering voting age to 14
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| 3/8/04
| Jim Wasserman
Posted on 03/08/2004 4:41:06 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:46:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Millions of California's teenagers would become the nation's first to vote under a proposed constitutional amendment introduced Monday by a 71-year-old state senator.
Sen. John Vasconcellos, D-Santa Clara, proposed the idea alongside three other lawmakers, saying the Internet, cellular phones, multichannel television and a diverse society makes today's teens better informed than generations of their predecessors.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
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I can't believe they actually spent time introducing this....part of the first step of NAMBLA....give them legal rights at 14, then they can marry in SF to their sugardaddies.
To: BurbankKarl
MAN!!!!!!
didnt think of that..you are right on the money!!!
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:43:41 PM PST
by
raloxk
To: BurbankKarl
Exactly!
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:43:45 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: BurbankKarl
Teachers spend 5-6 hours per day with the kids in the age group being considered.
the time they spend at home is spent on homework, and play. Very little time to sit down and form opinions on the issues, but those who vote can be counted on to vote democrat.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:44:25 PM PST
by
KC_for_Freedom
(Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
To: BurbankKarl; hchutch
I remember what I was like at 14. I was much better informed than my peers...but there is no way in hell that I can say I was mature enough to vote.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:45:14 PM PST
by
Poohbah
("Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear weapons?" -- Maj. Vic Deakins, USAF)
To: BurbankKarl
This is proof that the socialist activists need public education to indoctrinate a new class of pro-tyranny voters.
It is outrageous that a man could even conceive of giving an immature person the right to vote.
We have already doomed our republic by allowing people to vote who do not own property or pay income taxes.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:46:17 PM PST
by
Mark Felton
(If you need, give.)
To: BurbankKarl
You're right about that!
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:46:25 PM PST
by
nopardons
To: BurbankKarl
Sen. John Vasconcellos, D-Santa Clara, proposed the idea alongside three other lawmakers, saying the Internet, cellular phones, multichannel television and a diverse society makes today's teens better informed than generations of their predecessors. I haven't noticed that to be the case. The teenagers of today seem to be even worse informed than the teenagers of twenty or thirty years ago
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:46:31 PM PST
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Poohbah
Californistan needs more rat voters.
Can you imagine what kind of voter turnout the NEA could produce.
Absolutely appalling what is happening to this Country.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:47:30 PM PST
by
oldtimer
(t)
To: BurbankKarl
We should be open-minded.
This article makes me consider the merits of the idea of taking away the vote at age 70.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:48:04 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Despise not the jester. Often he is the only one telling the truth)
To: BurbankKarl
"makes todays teens better informed"
So how does MTV, ESPN and the cartoon channel make todays teens any more informed?
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:48:05 PM PST
by
freeangel
(freeangel)
To: BurbankKarl
Student supporters said the idea could give them a say in issues such as education funding and bring new voices to a California electorate now largely dominated by older Caucasians. Older Caucasions will have to leave the state if this passes, 'cause they'll be (largely) the ones getting the bill. And what does this statement mean, anyway? Don't older blacks, asians and hispanics vote? I'm really looking forward to having kids, brainwashed by their teachers, heading to the polls to vote. sheesh.
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:48:18 PM PST
by
.38sw
To: BurbankKarl
So if a 16-year old gets half a vote, and a 14-year old get a quarter of a vote, how much of a vote would a preborn get?
To: raloxk
Oh, massa pappa John (aka Sen. John Vasconcellos ) why don't you just go ahead and vote for me..... BLOCKHEAD
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:49:55 PM PST
by
pointsal
To: BurbankKarl
Vasconcellos has a quarter brain....
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:50:17 PM PST
by
Drango
(Liberals give me a rash that even penicillin can't cure.)
To: BurbankKarl
Sen. John Vasconcellos, D-Santa Clara, proposed the idea alongside three other lawmakers, saying the Internet, cellular phones, multichannel television and a diverse society makes today's teens better informed than generations of their predecessors. ON the internet they are NOT reading about current events, current music yes. On cellular phones they are not talking about current events. On multichannel television they are NOT watching the news. The sources of info cited here are things that distract them from being better informed about current events. I had the newspaper and 3 TV channels. After I finished the sports and comic pages, I read the other stuff (news) because I didn't have a lot of other distractions. While I waited on my favorite TV shows to come on I only had the news to wacth from approx. 6-7pm.
To: BurbankKarl
In California, they are going in the wrong direction. Given the maturity of the youth and young adults the voting age should be RAISED, not lowered. Pretty soon, the Democrats will want to register their cats and dogs.
To: BurbankKarl
I favor the requirements of property ownership , as well as English language proficiency.
Obvious other requirements would be citizenship, and no felonies.
For age, I think 18 is too low. I didn't really grasp the whole deal, until I was about 27 to 28.
To: BurbankKarl
The voting age needs to be RAISED back to 21, not lowered to 14.
We need to seriously rethink the 19th Amendment too. Women voters elected Clinton and they almost got us President Gore. ;-)
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:51:47 PM PST
by
kennedy
To: BurbankKarl
Why stop at 14? Why not 10?
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posted on
03/08/2004 4:54:26 PM PST
by
ambrose
("John Kerry has blood of American soldiers on his hands" - Lt. Col. Oliver North)
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