Should we have a cutoff age to vote? (house of representatives, suspect, border)

[Kavalier]

NO. But I would RAISE the age to vote to at least 25.

[Kavalier]

Originally Posted by legalsea

Why not have a wealth requirement too? You must have assets of $400,000.00 to vote.



Or, you must be a property owner.



Gee, I can think of a lot of restrictions. Unfortunately, I am all for everyone voting, rich or poor, young or old.

I would have some or all of these requirements to vote:

Average IQ or higher
Property owner
Not on welfare
Born in America
27 years old or older

Some or all of the above should have been written into the Constitution by the Founders.

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

No one over 80, no one under 22 for the same reason-they pay minimal taxes and don't have the knowledge to contribute.

I would say the elderly have an incredible depth and wealth of knowledge.

Originally Posted by SPECFRCE

Green party.. I'm good with. I appreciate a strong third vantage point. As a conservative I haven't agreed with my party; more-or-less a third of the time. Also- I've been completely appalled a third of the time with Democrats. Opportunities should be created, heard, and Trailblazed. Again a third party wouldn't bother a bit.

Third parties have greatly altered presidential elections in the U.S. for the last 40 years. Third party candidates gave us Bill Clinton (twice) and George W. Bush, probably more that I can't think of. Voting Libertarian this election in several states just insured that Biden would win that state.

Originally Posted by Spot

I disagree. As a vet who went to Iraq for the first time at age 19, I don't think you can ask young Americans to go to war and then not allow them to vote.

We don't "ask" young Americans to go to war. They volunteer.

Originally Posted by Hoonose

Used to be just land owners could vote. This just another way for conservatives/reactionaries to limit the vote in their decided favor.

I get the point of just people with land being able to vote. It is the old story of four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

[Spot]

Originally Posted by Kavalier

I would have some or all of these requirements to vote:

Average IQ or higher
Property owner
Not on welfare
Born in America
27 years old or older

Some or all of the above should have been written into the Constitution by the Founders.

Are you suggesting that we should prevent the Trump voters from exercising their rights?

[Kavalier]

Originally Posted by Kavalier

I would have some or all of these requirements to vote:

Average IQ or higher
Property owner
Not on welfare
Born in America
27 years old or older

Some or all of the above should have been written into the Constitution by the Founders.

Forgot one: gainfully employed. That sort if goes with mustn't be on welfare.

[xPlorer48]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

The problem is that seniors already "have theirs" as they're (mostly) retired and living on 401k/pension and SS plus Medicare. So they don't have the vested interest in the public policy that those of us under retirement age have

No, we have vested interests in many public policies. For example, the environment; infrastructure; the war machine; government intrusion into our lives; personal decisions best made by the person involved, not the government; tax codes; health care; etc. We also have several small businesses so are taxed by state and feds.

[hbdwihdh378y9]

Originally Posted by WhyRUMad

On TV a few days ago I saw an interview with an 80+ year old waiting in line to vote. Likely this dude will be dead before anything enacted will make any difference in his life.

I think anyone whose timeline doesn't extend past his own personal death should be barred from voting. The people who vote for reasons other than personal benefit are the ones who should be voting. So, no, you have it perfectly backward.

Seriously -- you want to tell all the billions of future humans that your little hedonistic desires for the next 40 take precedence over their well-being. Do you really think that's right?

[vegasrollingstone]

Originally Posted by SWFL_Native

Death should be the cutoff age

Best answer

[normstad]

Originally Posted by Kavalier

I would have some or all of these requirements to vote:

Average IQ or higher
Property owner
Not on welfare
Born in America
27 years old or older

Some or all of the above should have been written into the Constitution by the Founders.

Too bad the natives that owned America before it got stolen from them didn't have the same requirements, right?

Gotta luv the genocide of the red man, right?

[k350]

Ah, this again, leftists hate democracy when it does not go their way, look to restrict people who vote, just like they did with Brexit.