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Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« on: February 20, 2018, 07:06:14 pm »
Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote

By Joshua Douglas

Updated 12:07 PM ET, Tue February 20, 2018

 (CNN)The real adults in the room are the youth from Parkland, Florida, who are speaking out about the need for meaningful gun control laws. They are proving that civic engagement among young people can make a difference. The ironic part? They can't even vote yet.

Several municipalities in the United States allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections. Takoma Park, Maryland, was the first city to lower the voting age, thanks mostly to the advocacy efforts of youth themselves who convinced the city council that they should have a voice in local governance. Other cities in Maryland, like Hyattsville and Greenbelt, have followed suit. Larger cities are also debating the measure: In 2016, Berkeley, California, voters agreed to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections, while a ballot proposition in San Francisco to lower the voting age for all city elections narrowly lost. Advocates are likely to try again in San Francisco in 2020.

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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2018, 07:07:18 pm »
I'm not sure they should be driving at 16, let alone, voting.
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2018, 07:18:55 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on February 20, 2018, 07:07:18 pm
I'm not sure they should be driving at 16, let alone, voting.

A person should NOT be able to vote until they move out of their parents homes and can prove they are self sufficient.  If that is 16 or if it is 35 .....fine by me.
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2018, 07:23:09 pm »
We won't even let them drive with a teen passenger in the car. We can't even trust them with Tide pods.
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2018, 07:51:26 pm »
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2018, 08:20:33 pm »
Whelp, not only should these kids not be voting, but apparently the editorial staff at CNN should not be either.
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2018, 08:22:06 pm »
Also, this is coming from a website that doesn't even allow us to VOTE on their articles by leaving comments in an effort to explain how idiotic they are.
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Re: Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2018, 09:13:01 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on February 20, 2018, 07:06:14 pm
Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote

By Joshua Douglas

Updated 12:07 PM ET, Tue February 20, 2018

 (CNN)The real adults in the room are the youth from Parkland, Florida, who are speaking out about the need for meaningful gun control laws. They are proving that civic engagement among young people can make a difference. The ironic part? They can't even vote yet.

Several municipalities in the United States allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections. Takoma Park, Maryland, was the first city to lower the voting age, thanks mostly to the advocacy efforts of youth themselves who convinced the city council that they should have a voice in local governance. Other cities in Maryland, like Hyattsville and Greenbelt, have followed suit. Larger cities are also debating the measure: In 2016, Berkeley, California, voters agreed to lower the voting age to 16 for school board elections, while a ballot proposition in San Francisco to lower the voting age for all city elections narrowly lost. Advocates are likely to try again in San Francisco in 2020.

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http://www.cnn.com/2018/02/19/opinions/parkland-shooting-voting-age-opinion-douglas/index.html
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