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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 09/23/03
Kathy from VA said:
I think curtis gans said it best,
"If they're lucky,[minors] they will have had one xivics course before 16, and maybe won't have that. They're not parents, not homeowners, not raising children, and they're not in any responsible jobs."
By they way--most minors recieve full tax refunds.
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On 09/22/03
Kathy from VA said:
Alright, in most states 16 years olds cannot even drive, let alone make the decision to cast an informed vote. oh, go get your mommy and daddy to drive you to the voting booth....geez no. I waited, you can wait, everyone, just wait. Voting is a right that is earned through your age, they let 17 year olds vote next it will be the 10 year olds then 5 years old....they would say to their kid, pull that down.
This is not the way the government works. Notice that all of the people for minors voting are minors, no one else is for this so called brillent idea you all have. No one is going t
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On 09/19/03
Jordan from CA said:
All right, what kid would vote if they DIDN'T care about their government??? They are only as easily influenced by the media as any adult, and yes, the tax thing is a good point. But I don't agree with the whole "adult" crap anyway. Some people are adults when they really are just old kids, and some people are kids when they really just young adults. I think that everyone must "petition" for adulthood, perhaps through a test, requiring certain knowledge (common sense) and proof (but not MAJOR proof) of responsibility. It should also be independent of parents, because I know some parents who th
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On 09/16/03
Andrew from MN said:
We should be allowed to vote because the gov't decides issues that should be ours to decide anyway
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On 09/02/03
Danielle from IN said:
I think adults under the age of 18, but over the age of 16 should be able to vote because they get taxed just like adults, so why shouldnt they have the right to vote.
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