▲ 248 ▼ GOP Contender Vivek Ramaswamy Thinks 18 Is Too Young to Vote (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 2 years ago by USAONE@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 68 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Can go die in a war at 18, but can't buy a gun until you're 21 Can't drink beer until you're 21, but can vote in general elections at 18 We need to just pick one and go with it, either 18 or 21 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] davidgro@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was in a US history class in high school when the teacher said that the drinking age used to be 18, and the voting age used to be 21, but they switched places. He then asked "Why?" And started calling on random students. When I got picked, my answer was "Fewer drunk voters?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) But more uneducated voters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* Education isn't a requirement to vote, so doesn't make sense to play a part in age restricting voting. A now-30 year old who dropped out of high school at a young age is allowed to vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 child) I was in a US history class in high school when the teacher said that the drinking age used to be 18, and the voting age used to be 21, but they switched places. He then asked "Why?" And started calling on random students. When I got picked, my answer was "Fewer drunk voters?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) But more uneducated voters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* Education isn't a requirement to vote, so doesn't make sense to play a part in age restricting voting. A now-30 year old who dropped out of high school at a young age is allowed to vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YaaAsantewaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 2 years ago (1 child) But more uneducated voters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* Education isn't a requirement to vote, so doesn't make sense to play a part in age restricting voting. A now-30 year old who dropped out of high school at a young age is allowed to vote. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CoderKat@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* Education isn't a requirement to vote, so doesn't make sense to play a part in age restricting voting. A now-30 year old who dropped out of high school at a young age is allowed to vote. permalink fedilink source parent