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Pelosi Proposes Lowering the Voting Age to 16
PJ Media ^ | July 19, 2015 - 5:56 am | by Nicholas Ballasy

Posted on 07/20/2015 1:03:05 PM PDT by Lazamataz

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) proposed lowering the voting age to 16 years old or 17 years old.

“To achieve what we want to do for the middle class, for kids in school, for immigration reform, for all these things, we must change our politics. We must reduce the role of money in politics. We must dare to do that and so we have a dare, disclose, where is this money coming from, this dark money? Amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United. Let’s get out there and mobilize and do it. Reform our campaign system to empower small donors and empower voters with a renewed and strengthened Voting Rights Act, removing obstacles of participation,” Pelosi said at the Make the Progress summit sponsored by the Center for American Progress.

“I’m for – and I’m interested in hearing your thoughts, and I know you’ll let me know – for lowering the voting age to high school age, whether it’s 16 or 17 or, because when kids are in school they’re so interested, they’re so engaged, and we would like them to be ready at least to register before they leave.”

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To: Lazamataz

Fine. But they should lower the age requirements on everything else to the same age as the age required to vote.

Ages regarding firearms, contracts, drinking, smoking, marriage without parental consent...everything. And if you have to show ID to prove you have the right to drink or smoke, you should have to do so to prove you have the right to vote.

And when they say they are too young to make the choices involved in the things I wrote of above, then say they are too young to make the choices involved in voting.


41 posted on 07/20/2015 1:24:32 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the and breadth of "ignorance. individual be those who don't.)
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To: cld51860
My God, this woman is beyond stupid.

She's only after more democrat votes. She knows the schools, lefty-dominated snooze media, and pop entertainment, are filling our kids' heads with liberal and far left mush.

42 posted on 07/20/2015 1:25:28 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: NRx

In my state the Libs are pushing to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21. The same bunch no doubt would eagerly drop the voting age to 16.


43 posted on 07/20/2015 1:26:18 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Idaho_Cowboy

DITTOES !!

Ya beat me to it ...


44 posted on 07/20/2015 1:29:28 PM PDT by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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To: ctdonath2

+1.


45 posted on 07/20/2015 1:33:07 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Lazamataz

The film “Wild in the Streets” from 1968 covered this brilliant idea. IIRC a rock star becomes president, puts all seniors in camps and feeds them LSD.


46 posted on 07/20/2015 1:35:52 PM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: faithhopecharity
so...get the children to vote!

Pelosi: Obamacare Allows You to Quit Your Job and Become 'Whatever'
“You want to be a photographer or a writer or a musician, whatever -- an artist, you want to be self-employed, if you want to start a business, you want to change jobs, you no longer are prohibited from doing that because you can’t have access to health care, especially because you do not want to put your family at risk,” she said.
47 posted on 07/20/2015 1:36:11 PM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Lazamataz

I propose raising it to 35.


48 posted on 07/20/2015 1:36:14 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Lazamataz

49 posted on 07/20/2015 1:39:35 PM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Lazamataz; All
To achieve what we want to do for the middle class...

Which is... eliminate it!

Democrats have been slowly destroying the American Middle Class for a century. Just as the Bolsheviks hated the Bourgeoisie, elitist Dems hate the middle class.

Lower the voting age to 16, and that may give them the power to finally wipe out the middle class.

Then they can have their typically-third-world economy composed of only elites and peasants. Lots of peasants.

50 posted on 07/20/2015 1:41:34 PM PDT by ChicagahAl (Today's Democrats are much more Fascist than Communist; but Sen Joe McCarthy was still right.)
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To: thackney

Sounds like a good start.


51 posted on 07/20/2015 1:42:51 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: thackney

I’m in favor of raising it to 25.


When I see how immature and clueless some of these 18 year olds are, I regret that we lowered the voting age to 18.

And, am happy to see that the proportion of 18 to 21 year olds who actually vote is much lower than the overall voter turnout rate.


52 posted on 07/20/2015 1:47:24 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Cheerio

well...your Pelosi quote...what can be said? it contains a little bit of appealing ‘idealism’...everyone should be perfectly free to do any blessed thing they wish...without any costs or consequences.....

of course, that isn’t a workable approach to life

but alas, it seems to keep getting Mrs. Obama-Certifier and Abortion-is-Wonderful we’ll have your neighbors pay for you...... Pelosi.... elected


53 posted on 07/20/2015 1:47:45 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (For in much wisdom is much vexation; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.)
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To: Fhios
I say anybody over 18 that files a Federal Tax return should get to vote.

A lot of people file so they they can receive the so called "earned income", a better idea is someone who actually pays an income tax.

54 posted on 07/20/2015 1:48:25 PM PDT by Smittie (Just like an alien, I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Lazamataz

Raise it back to 21 - Minimum!


55 posted on 07/20/2015 1:48:28 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: Lazamataz

No.


56 posted on 07/20/2015 1:48:50 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: thackney

Make it 40, and prohibit anyone from voting if they’re collecting a government check (other than active-duty military pay and SS retirement).


57 posted on 07/20/2015 1:51:10 PM PDT by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a' white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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To: Lazamataz
Right.

Empower high school teachers to influence how their students vote. Put grades at stake for voting incorrectly. Do this subtly by reacting to opinions expressed in classrooms and by grading essays and reports that contain "offensive" or religious opinions or references.

If they aren't old enough to enter into legal contracts on their own, then they shouldn't be old enough to vote.

-PJ

58 posted on 07/20/2015 1:53:22 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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59 posted on 07/20/2015 1:53:31 PM PDT by deoetdoctrinae (Become a monthly donor and END FREEPATHONS!)
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To: Lazamataz
Gee, how convenient. Brain-wash and indoctrinate the little twits in social justice, climate change, income inequality, the evils of capitalism and free student loans by a bunch of liberal, union-paying teachers and them release them on the country to vote for....wait for it....wait....the democRATS!

They're trying to make it legal for felons to vote now. And not just released felons but existing, convicted and still-serving-time-in-prison felons.

Next, they'll try to make it legal for the funeral industry to register voters when they bury the bodies.

60 posted on 07/20/2015 1:58:57 PM PDT by HotHunt
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