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Zeus posted...

streamofthesky posted...

Currently, someone who's 16-17 at the time of the prior election and now 18 could be drafted to fight in a war and die by a Congress and President he never was even allowed to vote against taking office.

So allowing them to vote? Fair, next.

That's a stupid argument (considering that the draft is a non-issue and, by that logic, you should go even younger), next.

As long as the draft exists, it is an issue.

Zeus doesn't even know that members of the House of Representatives serve 2 year terms.
Not surprising, next.

Zeus posted...

streamofthesky posted...

Revelation34 posted...

16 year olds know nothing. Even a lot of 18 year olds don't.

To be fair, a lot of adults use Fox "News" or Facebook as their only news source, and thus know less than nothing (b/c a lot of what they "know" is bs).
But they're allowed to vote.

While as always it's amusing that you solely highlight right-leaning media, adult low-information voters are still paying into the system and have a far greater economic stake in the system than teens (who largely rely on their parents).

Facebook is right-leaning now?
Some teens have jobs and pay taxes, not that paying taxes is even a requirement to vote anyway.
Teens will be around longer than the adults and will have to deal with the ever-growing pile of debt those adults saddle them with, so yeah, I think they do have an economic stake in it.