The Post & Email by Thomas Reiner, Quartz Mountain Commentary 12/10/2025
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.
Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The XXVI Amendment was ratified in 1971, giving the vote to 18-20 year olds. The impetus for granting the vote was the military draft during the Vietnam War. The main argument at that time was that youth could be drafted to fight in a war that they had no say in. It was a specious argument in that only a small minority were drafted by 1971 and the military was to become an all-volunteer army in 1973.
There are many legal restrictions that affect 18-year-olds who are blessed with half-formed minds. For example, it is illegal to purchase and drink alcohol, purchase tobacco products in some states, go to a casino and rent a vehicle. There are valid reasons why this is so, but the main reason is that 18-year-olds are allowed to be numbskulls without repercussions, unlike the rest of us. Those 18-20 years old should not be able to vote.
More:
https://www.thepostemail.com/2025/12/10/repeal-the-twenty-sixth-amendment/
