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Washington, D.C., may let 16-year-olds vote for president. Is that a good idea?
NBC News ^ | Apr.17.2018 / 4:23 AM ET | by Alex Seitz-Wald

Posted on 04/17/2018 6:18:18 AM PDT by Red Badger

Edited on 04/17/2018 8:01:02 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

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To: Red Badger

The Rats gotta increase the number of stupid, ignorant voters. That’s the only way they can survive.


61 posted on 04/17/2018 8:19:18 AM PDT by bkopto
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To: robroys woman
The reason we have the lunacy in politics we have today is that we lowered the voting age to 18. It should be bumped back up to 21.

And restricted to taxpayers only.

62 posted on 04/17/2018 8:20:21 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Red Badger

Gotta make up for the lost “undocumented, multi registered voters, mis-calibrated voting machine voters somehow /sarcasm.


63 posted on 04/17/2018 8:21:54 AM PDT by thingumbob (Antifa. Carrying on Hitler's legacy one beating at a time.)
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To: Aevery_Freeman
Actually, it is the 19th Amendment but NO ONE dare say that so I didn't.

It's somewhat the 19th, but mostly the 24th, and also to a lesser extent the 26th.

Most amendments after the first 10 were mistakes.

64 posted on 04/17/2018 8:21:56 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: robroys woman
They don’t understand why we chose the age limits we chose.

Oh, yes they do.

Democrats want children to vote, for the same reasons we don't want them to vote.

65 posted on 04/17/2018 8:27:05 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Red Badger
Young and/or stupid means democrat voter.

Democrats know these kids won't show up to vote. But that doesn't matter... what Democrats want is NAMES ON THE VOTER ROLES...

Democrat voter fraud is done by voting the people who don't show up to vote. The more names - the more 'votes'...

66 posted on 04/17/2018 8:38:33 AM PDT by GOPJ ( "Universities are becoming laughing stocks of intolerance." - Harvard professor Steven Pinker)
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To: MAGAthon

Sounds like more grant-seeking whores/er scientists at work...


67 posted on 04/17/2018 8:49:51 AM PDT by cgbg (Hidden behind the social justice warrior mask is corruption and sexual deviance.)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

“If 16 year olds are voting in the elections in DC, the entire vote for DC should be disqualified.”

The District of Columbia was created by the gift of land by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the federal government. In 1846 the federal government returned the land that now constitutes Arlington to Virginia while keeping the tract that was formerly in Maryland.

The best thing for the nation is for the federal government to give back to Maryland the land it donated. The federal government can hold onto the non residential land occupied by federal buildings and monuments, with the exception of the White House which should remain federal. Doing so will allow the residents of DC to be represented in Congress by the congress critters and Senators who represent Maryland so the argument that DC residents are not represented goes away. In addition, the federal government can stop subsidizing the DC government. The federal government lands remaining will interact with Maryland and local government the same way the federal government interacts with the state of Virginia and Arlington with respect to the parkland and federal buildings on the Virginia side of the Potomac (Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Fort Myer).

As to 16 year olds voting, the Constitution does not restrict states from allowing citizens younger than age 18 to vote. Unless a constitutional amendment is passed to set a minimum voting age, states are free to extend the voting franchise to any citizen and are free to permit non-citizens to vote in state and local elections.

The 26th Amendment does seem to restrict voting in federal elections to citizens. However, since the states administer the polling places, and determine if voter ID is required or not, it is nearly impossible for the federal government to enforce verification of citizenship at polling locations if the state chooses not to enforce voter laws. Some states allow voting by mail so it is not possible to even verify a registered voter (citizen or not) filled out the mail-in ballots. It is likely voting via the internet will some day be authorized by some states and localities.


68 posted on 04/17/2018 9:00:04 AM PDT by Soul of the South (The past is gone and cannot be changed. Tomorrow can be a better day if we work on it.)
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To: Red Badger

communism & the UN

Both want children to have more rights than their parents.


69 posted on 04/17/2018 9:33:54 AM PDT by Pollard (If you don't understand what I typed, you haven't read the classics.)
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To: Red Badger

Okay, we’re going to lower the age to vote to 16 because they are mature enough to make intelligent decisions, and raise the age to buy/own a gun to 21 because they’re too immature to make intelligent decisions. Makes perfect sense.


70 posted on 04/17/2018 11:54:10 AM PDT by suthener
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To: DiogenesLamp
<>"Most amendments after the first 10 were mistakes."<>

Amen!

That would include the 16th (re-implementation of slavery) and the 17th (elimination of state sovereignty) and the 14th (poorly interpreted by the courts).

71 posted on 04/17/2018 12:07:25 PM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (Truth comes in few words; lies require more.)
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To: Red Badger
He’s dead...................

He's on the outside looking in ...

72 posted on 04/17/2018 2:26:37 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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