Bernie files lawsuit in Ohio to allow 17 year olds to vote! (health care, Sanders)

[TigerLily24]

I do wonder if the reaction would have been different if it had been Trump who filed in support of the existing lawsuit instead of Sanders.

In any event more details here:


Bernie Sanders joining fight over 17-year-olds' right to vote in Ohio | The Columbus Dispatch

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by dsjj251

So You shouldnt be able to vote until you have a mortgage ?

Is that really the best synopsis you could come up with? Do you know many 18 year olds with mortgages?

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by OldDocKat

I agree, and further, think 18 and 19 is too young. The Amendment was added to justify the draft age 18.

I was one of those who did not get to vote til I was 21, the law was changed shortly after that, but not to justify 18 year old draft. That had been in place for a long time. Yes, that was one of the arguments.

I will add to this, the law says you have to be 18 to vote; what would make anyone think it is ok to vote at 17?.

[MTAtech]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Anyone else find this amusing? He can't get the votes from working adults, so he has to go after 17 year olds who don't know anything about the real world and still live under their parent's roof lol.

There are many articles from CNN to small news companies reporting this, just google it.

If you actually read one of those articles, like this one: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/firs...-from-primary/

you would have learned that it actually quite a reasonable lawsuit

At least 20 states allow 17-year-olds to participate in presidential primaries or caucuses if they will be 18 on Election Day in November, according to FairVote, a voting-rights advocacy group. In December, Mr. Husted, a Republican, said that under state election law, 17-year-olds could vote in nominating contests but not elections, and thus a presidential primary was off-limits since voters will be electing delegates to the party conventions.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

You're injecting a dose of reality into a RW rant thread.

It won't be appreciated.

Should not make a difference; if they are not 18, they are under age for voting.

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by nmnita

Should not make a difference; if they are not 18, they are under age for voting.

Many states allow 17 year olds to vote in the Primary as long as they turn 18 prior to the General. Ohio was one of them. Now the Republican SOS is stating that it applies to all offices with the exception of President.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Mr. Mon

The voting age was lowered to 18 when the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971.
The drinking age was raised to 21 in 1984.

But at least you tried...

Mr. Mon, sorry to disagree with you but you are wrong. Yes, the drinking age was raised to 21 in 1984, but had always been 21 with the exception of a very few years. There were a few states that allowed drinking 3/2beer at 18. I am not sure when it was lowered to 18. I am guessing about 1980. There were a handful of states that did allow drinking, again mostly beer prior to 1984. It was handled on a state by state basis and just a few didn't follow the 21 age requirement.

[steven_h]

Originally Posted by Mr. Mon

The voting age was lowered to 18 when the 26th Amendment was passed in 1971.
The drinking age was raised to 21 in 1984.

But at least you tried...

Until each was passed it was a state by state thing. At one time there were plenty of states that didn't allow drinking until 21, and only 17 states allowed voting under 21.

But hey, at least you tried.

Originally Posted by nmnita

Mr. Mon, sorry to disagree with you but you are wrong. Yes, the drinking age was raised to 21 in 1984, but had always been 21 with the exception of a very few years. There were a few states that allowed drinking 3/2beer at 18. I am not sure when it was lowered to 18. I am guessing about 1980.

Thank you!

I guess Mrmon didn't catch the "pretty much" and read it as "entirely across the board" exchanging what was perceived for what was actually typed.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Smash255

Many states allow 17 year olds to vote in the Primary as long as they turn 18 prior to the General. Ohio was one of them. Now the Republican SOS is stating that it applies to all offices with the exception of President.

I realize that but it doesn't make it right as far as I am concerned. 18 is the legal age to vote. and I am not basing my feeling based on who does or does not want to change the law anywhere.

[Lycanmaster]

I don't see the problem

Young people know that they are totally screwed in this country.

They want to vote for someone who will look out for their interests...