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Speak Up! - View Question #302 |
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Question: Why aren't minors allowed to vote?
Answer: The United States Constitution addresses the age issue of voting in Amendment XXVI (26th) section 1,
'The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.'
Minors can't vote because our Constitution, which is the higest law in the Nation, says they can't. As you can read in the 26th Amendment above, only adults age 18 and older may vote.
Before the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971, people could not vote until they were 21 years old. For more on American Voting rights, see Amendments 12, 14, 15 and 19.
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On 01/06/04
chad from IN said:
i think that u r wrong because most of ower parnets vote so that make us wanting to vote like they do i am 17 and it suck that i get charge with taxes and dont get it all back so they think that we r old enough to vote it they take tax
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On 12/31/03
Kyle from LA said:
Seeing as I'm 17 and will be 18 for the next election, this topic isn't really that relevant to me. However, I think that the law should be changed to reflect the subject at hand. Think about this. The people whose votes are being denied are really the ones who care about voting. These are the people who care about our country. These kids, who may even know more about the government than the average American since they are still being educated (whereas many adults don't can't even name the three branches of government... feh) should have a chance to make their opinion count. After all, it's no
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On 12/19/03
Matt from VA said:
That statement about the constitution not allowing us to vote is not completely correct. The Amendment merely states that after 18 you "cannot be denied the right to vote". It does not specifically state that if you are under 18 you cannot vote. Also, as many have said, Teens suffer taxation without representation. I haved had a job for the past six months, have paid my taxes, and haven't complained. My deadbeat cousin however, is 26, has a wife and two kids, has no job, and is currently living in my family's attic. why does he get to vote, while i don't!?!?!?
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On 11/04/03
danielle from CA said:
okay this is in response to Alex from IA
to your first point you said that minors shouldnt vote because they would rely on their parents. But why? for the most part families register for the same parties and usally agree with said party. and so if a large family was dem them wouldnt that "drastically change voting as we know it today, effectively eliminating any fairness of our voting system." because that is what you said isnt it? besides that though i myself am dem and my father is a republican an my mother didnt evn register so what makes you think that i would have the same ideals as t
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On 10/21/03
Tom from IL said:
I dont see why any tax paying United States citizen cant have the right to suffrage. Denying anything otherwise goes against everything we fought for in the U.S. Revolution and what the U.S. constitution stands for. The reason why earlier may have been that minors where politically ignorant but now the reason may be that minors are the least ignorant and may know what there doing. Go ahead and ask your average adult what the 1st Amendment is, what the Declaration of Independence is, or even how a bill passes into a law and most likely your average Middle School student would know more about
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