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Proposal would allow DC 16-year-olds to vote for president in 2016

it is funny, really.... almost as funny as believing liberals are on the side of people getting more rights.

Every time people get more rights it's because liberals fought for it. Fought against conservatives, generally.
 
Every time people get more rights it's because liberals fought for it. Fought against conservatives, generally.

once upon a time maybe.. .but that breed of liberal is long gone.... they've been replaced with authoritarian progressives and other brands of leftists who seek to take away rights, rather than fight for more.
 
No thanks.


Most 16yo's can't spell Republic let alone appreciate one, unless it has something to do with Xbox.


In any case, it is fairly pointless.... damn few 18-22yo's actually vote, I can only imagine how low 16-17yo voter turnout will be...
 
I would have thought they would have done away with the Electoral College before trying this tactic.
 
once upon a time maybe.. .but that breed of liberal is long gone.... they've been replaced with authoritarian progressives and other brands of leftists who seek to take away rights, rather than fight for more.

No, that's just the party line. Anyone who is authoritarian, any flavour of authoritarian, isn't a liberal, I don't care what you or him or anyone else says.
The conservative meme is to gather up every social and political evil into a heap and call the pile 'liberalism'. It's not true but it makes conservatives feel warm and fuzzy.
 
No thanks.


Most 16yo's can't spell Republic let alone appreciate one, unless it has something to do with Xbox.


In any case, it is fairly pointless.... damn few 18-22yo's actually vote, I can only imagine how low 16-17yo voter turnout will be...

It was around 90% in the 16-24 age group for the referendum. Wasn't even an election.

16 and 17 year olds granted the vote in all Scottish elections - Mirror Online

"109,553 16-17 year olds put themselves on the electoral register for the referendum and the 16-24 age group had a turnout of around 90%."
 
No, that's just the party line. Anyone who is authoritarian, any flavour of authoritarian, isn't a liberal, I don't care what you or him or anyone else says.
The conservative meme is to gather up every social and political evil into a heap and call the pile 'liberalism'. It's not true but it makes conservatives feel warm and fuzzy.

I agree.. authoritarians aren't liberal... which is why I often complain about folks mislabeling themselves as liberals.

btw, I'm a libertarian... you can keep whining about those other authoritarians ( conservatives) all you want, doesn't bug me a bit.
 
It was around 90% in the 16-24 age group for the referendum. Wasn't even an election.

16 and 17 year olds granted the vote in all Scottish elections - Mirror Online

"109,553 16-17 year olds put themselves on the electoral register for the referendum and the 16-24 age group had a turnout of around 90%."




Well, in America, we've found that the louder the 18-24 crowd talks, the less they actually go out and vote. See "The Ron Paul Revolution" for a pertinent example.
 
I agree.. authoritarians aren't liberal... which is why I often complain about folks mislabeling themselves as liberals.

btw, I'm a libertarian... you can keep whining about those other authoritarians ( conservatives) all you want, doesn't bug me a bit.

I've been a liberal all my life, voted for the Liberal Party every time I voted, and I sure don't recognize myself in what's called 'liberal' around here sometimes.
And if you heard a whining noise, it sure as hell wasn't coming from me.
 
people over 30.

anyone younger is functionally retarded.

Inaccurate. Everyone functioned better in their twenties.
Ah, but you meant mentally retarded. At what age does curmudgeon kick in where you are?
 
I've been a liberal all my life, voted for the Liberal Party every time I voted, and I sure don't recognize myself in what's called 'liberal' around here sometimes.
And if you heard a whining noise, it sure as hell wasn't coming from me.

it sounds like you were whining about conservatives to me... if not, no big deal... it wouldn't bug me if you did.

we don't really have a liberal party here.... the closest would be the Libertarian party.... and our self professed "liberals" hate that party with a passion.<shrug>

personally, i'd love to see liberals make a comeback in the US... but I doubt that will happen while i'm alive.
 
No thanks.


Most 16yo's can't spell Republic let alone appreciate one, unless it has something to do with Xbox.


In any case, it is fairly pointless.... damn few 18-22yo's actually vote, I can only imagine how low 16-17yo voter turnout will be...

And if they put a polling place in every school...
 
Inaccurate. Everyone functioned better in their twenties.
Ah, but you meant mentally retarded. At what age does curmudgeon kick in where you are?

I functioned better in my 30's 40's and 50's.... just sayin'....( i'm paying for it now, in my 60's, though)

there's no set age for curmudgeon to kick in....it simply happens when one realizes how retarded young people are (even themselves, when they were young)

quite literally,I wouldn't let a 16 year old vote in any election... unless the "candidates" included Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.
 
And if they put a polling place in every school...



Then to be fair, they need to put one in every workplace, factory and office... and have drive-thru voting for guys like me that work out of their vehicle. :D
 
Most 36 year olds aren't informed voters either. :shrug:

true-the founders had some wisdom in limiting the vote to land owners-though it should include women
 
I functioned better in my 30's 40's and 50's.... just sayin'....( i'm paying for it now, in my 60's, though)

I did a fairly athletic job (Ironworker, connector) and peaked in my 30's. By mid 40's I was the old guy and I changed jobs in my 50's.

there's no set age for curmudgeon to kick in....it simply happens when one realizes how retarded young people are (even themselves, when they were young)

quite literally,I wouldn't let a 16 year old vote in any election... unless the "candidates" included Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift.

If I was more interested (and that might happen, it's kinda interesting) I'd look at how it's worked out in Austria and South America. It's new in Scotland- I don't think there's been an election yet with 16-year-old voters but they turned out for the independence referendum and that vote seemed to go the way the pundits predicted meaning that the teenagers didn't change the outcome much.
And I think Justin Beiber's yours now. He's lived in the US long enough that some statute of limitations must have kicked in by now.
 
I did a fairly athletic job (Ironworker, connector) and peaked in my 30's. By mid 40's I was the old guy and I changed jobs in my 50's.



If I was more interested (and that might happen, it's kinda interesting) I'd look at how it's worked out in Austria and South America. It's new in Scotland- I don't think there's been an election yet with 16-year-old voters but they turned out for the independence referendum and that vote seemed to go the way the pundits predicted meaning that the teenagers didn't change the outcome much.
And I think Justin Beiber's yours now. He's lived in the US long enough that some statute of limitations must have kicked in by now.

I probably wouldn't be opposed to it if it weren't for the fact that our schools do an absolutely horrendous job at teaching civics/government.... and most kids don't even get that class until their senior year.
our kids literally have no idea about our government ,our system, or it's history... it's sad.

if we have to take Justin, we get Rush as " Sorry about Bieber" gift. :lol:
 
it sounds like you were whining about conservatives to me... if not, no big deal... it wouldn't bug me if you did.

we don't really have a liberal party here.... the closest would be the Libertarian party.... and our self professed "liberals" hate that party with a passion.<shrug>

personally, i'd love to see liberals make a comeback in the US... but I doubt that will happen while i'm alive.

I think the word liberal means different things in the US and Canada. And to tell the truth, there's been times when I didn't like the Liberal Party's platform or leader and I sat out elections. They've been known, on occasion, to get above themselves. I'd never vote for the NDP, they're too socialist, and I'd rather have a sister in a whorehouse than a brother in the Conservative Party.
 
I probably wouldn't be opposed to it if it weren't for the fact that our schools do an absolutely horrendous job at teaching civics/government.... and most kids don't even get that class until their senior year.
our kids literally have no idea about our government ,our system, or it's history... it's sad.

if we have to take Justin, we get Rush as " Sorry about Bieber" gift. :lol:

How about this- we handcuff Rush and Bieber to each other and lock 'em in a room. Make a pool on who kills who. I'm saying Limbaugh's blood pressure leads to a fatal explosion of his hemorrhoids.
 
I wonder what party the 16 year olds would vote for. I also wonder what party the author of this proposal belongs to.
 
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