Anonymous
Post 04/21/2018 08:56     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Support. My kid (16) and her friends know far more about government and current affairs than the average American. And no, despite her parents being progressive on every political issue, she is more of a centrist except on guns, gay rights, etc., where we are in full agreement. The vast majority of high schoolers will not get it together to register and vote. Those who do will be fairly well-informed on the issues.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2018 08:48     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Hell no. They should raise the voting age to 30.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2018 08:47     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Sure. Why not?
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2018 08:42     Subject: Re:DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
I don't support it because then DC politicians would begin paying for proms, celebrities to come to schools and all sorts of foolishness to entice teens whose brains are that developed at 16. Technically, I wish the voting age were 21 again
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2018 10:37     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Another reason why DC will never become a state.


Cities in MD do it. MD is a state.


Some countries allow 16-year-olds to vote, sometimes in municipal/local/state elections, sometimes in national elections.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:25     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:Another reason why DC will never become a state.


Cities in MD do it. MD is a state.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:24     Subject: Re:DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:This would be for local election only, right?


Obviously
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:24     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:I think 16 yr olds should vote. I do not think they should drive.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:23     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't know any 16 year old responsible enough to do this. Unless they're raised taking civics courses from K-12, then hell no.

I know 13 year olds that are responsible enough for this. Plus I think many 16 year olds would rise to the occasion. They want to be treated like adults and will do the necessary research to make an informed vote.


I'd rather get voting adults to do this first.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:20     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't know any 16 year old responsible enough to do this. Unless they're raised taking civics courses from K-12, then hell no.

I know 13 year olds that are responsible enough for this. Plus I think many 16 year olds would rise to the occasion. They want to be treated like adults and will do the necessary research to make an informed vote.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 23:17     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
I think 16 yr olds should vote. I do not think they should drive.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 22:45     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Why 16?

Why not 12? Or maybe 10?

Why do people think it's ok to discriminate against some children, but not others?

If you can read, you should be able to vote.


Why not?
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 22:22     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
I think 18 is a good age to represent becoming an adult. If we want to change it to 16, that’s ok I guess. But I doubt DC will want to treat violent 16 year old criminals as adults.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 07:24     Subject: DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
Another reason why DC will never become a state.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2018 06:52     Subject: Re:DC wants to lower the voting age to 16
This would be for local election only, right?