DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMEN WANT TO LOWER FEDERAL VOTING AGE TO 16 – IOTW Report

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMEN WANT TO LOWER FEDERAL VOTING AGE TO 16

Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday evening introduced legislation to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16.

Pressley cited teen activists pushing for gun control as a reason for giving 16-year-olds the right to vote, which the congresswoman compared to having a driver’s license.

“Young people are at the forefront of some of our most existential crises,” Pressley added. “The time has come. Our young people deserve to have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote.”

Two other Democratic congresswomen, Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and New York Rep. Grace Meng, offered their support for Pressley’s legislation.

“I’m committed to making sure we empower young people to build our future together. Giving them the power to vote will help build a more equitable and just future,” Meng said in a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday.

Pressley proposed the change as an amendment to House Democrats’ “For The People Act,” which would amend campaign finance laws.
The left-wing American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has already come out against the bill… MORE

26 Comments on DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMEN WANT TO LOWER FEDERAL VOTING AGE TO 16

  1. No. They’re far too naive at 16. Watch videos like Leno’s Jay-Walking as Leno asks 22 year old college graduates to answer very simple basic questions. Most fail miserably. If 22 year old college graduates are so unprepared for the real world why do these fools think 16 year olds are any better?

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  2. We need to increase the qualifications and requirements for being able to vote, not decreasing them. Hell, let’s have the whole frickin world vote in our elections. That’s the fairest way to do it that I can think of. It will be great, Maduro could be our President.

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  3. 16 years old is old enough to vote. 25 years old you’re not old enough to get your own health insurance. 18 years old you can go into combat and die.

    What is the threshold for adulthood these days?

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  4. The voting age was lowered to 18 because 18 years olds had “skin in the game”. 18 year olds were being drafted and sent to war with no ‘voice’ in the process. Lowering it to 18 made sense at the time. 16 yr olds have no ‘skin in the game’, their parents are still legally responsible for them, and they’re certainly not subject to the involuntary draft. This shit makes no sense.

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  5. For heavens sake, they aren’t even out of school at 16. Hell, why not just make it 12?

    Or here’s an idea, voting age at birth….maybe they’d quit pushing abortions!

    If you still live in your parents’ basement at 26, no voting.

    If you don’t have a picture ID no voting.

    If you aren’t an American citizen NO VOTING.

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  6. Of course they want minor children to vote…and felons…and non citizens…and the deceased. Sure, teen activists pushing for gun control need to be heard. Because Democrats care about children.

    Could their voices be heard, I wonder what the infant in the womb would have to say regarding the abortion issue.

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  7. When I was 16 my Dad was so ignorant I could not believe it. When I turned 21 I was amazed how much my Dad had learned in those 5 short years. (paraphrase Mark Twain)

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  8. Voting age in fed elections should be the same as the age requirements for those on the ballot. You shouldn’t be voting for a House representative unless you’re at least 25, for a senator you should be 30 or older, for president at least 35.

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  9. Why not lower the age to

    LESS THAN ZERO

    That way the about to be aborted
    third trimesters can have their voice heard

    Why do you want to deny their right ?

    OK, I understand,
    Planned Parenthood will vote in their stead.

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  10. It’s come to this with Democrats.

    If we haven’t snipped your spinal cord with chicken shears you will be issued a birth certificate (gender to be decided later) and a voting card. Both of which can be revoked at the party’s whim. Incidentally, in order to protect the party and its major players, the age of consent comes with your birth certificate.

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  11. @ Jarhead Cracka MARCH 7, 2019 AT 7:13 PM
    “The voting age was lowered to 18 because 18 years olds had “skin in the game”. 18 year olds were being drafted and sent to war with no ‘voice’ in the process. ”

    The only 18 year olds with “skin in the game” were/are those in the military. In my opinion, only they should be allowed to vote; everyone else can wait until they are at least 21.

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  12. I had to wait to 21.
    Because I went year round and got my degree in three years, I was already a college graduate and a second lieutenant in the Air Force before I could vote.

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  13. “Democratic congresswomen want to lower federal voting age to 16”

    So…..
    I want to raise the voting age to 35, limited to property owners only, closed to liberals and require 3 pieces of ID.

    What’s your point?

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  14. It’s a GREAT idea – if you are a leftist bent on destroying America and turning it into a fascist state.

    This idea has worked VERY well so far, giving 18 year olds the vote.

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