OPP Poll.......Should 16year olds be allowed to vote? Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to...

proud republican Loc: RED CALIFORNIA

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

newbear Loc: New York City

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

proud republican,

our politicians appeal to this age group, so why not? And the schools make the elections like horse races.

It all appeals to a juvenile mind that way - I'd say go for it.

2bltap Loc: Move to the Mainland

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

No!!!! They do not pay attention to what is going on.
Mike

skyrider

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

First they should have to learn how to tie their shoes.

dillybar

Skyrider...AMEN

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

No.... Voting age should be raised to 30... And only taxpayers should get to vote... Also, no one with dual citizenship should be allowed to vote... Ever ...

EmilyD

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

Every branch of the US military allows 17-year-old people to join. At 16, some people will start thinking that in less than a year they can join the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and now the Space Force. So I say they should at least be able to vote for whom they want for their Commander-in-Chief....and in the country that they can sign up to protect and possibly die for.

skyrider

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

No.... Voting age should be raised to 30... And only taxpayers should get to vote... Also, no one with dual citizenship should be allowed to vote... Ever ...

Also before being allowed to vote, Living 1 month in North Korea must be a requirement.

Kevyn

2bltap wrote:

No!!!! They do not pay attention to what is going on.
Mike

Says a guy who falsely believes COVID is a hoax by a secret cabal, Trump was re-elected despite being defeated by seven million votes, vaccines contain microchips to control us and that human activity doesn’t effect climate and that Joe Biden is a communist. I think we have little to fear from 16 year olds voting, folks like you on the other hand?

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

EmilyD wrote:

Every branch of the US military allows 17-year-old people to join. At 16, some people will start thinking that in less than a year they can join the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and now the Space Force. So I say they should at least be able to vote for whom they want for their Commander-in-Chief....and in the country that they can sign up to protect and possibly die for.

Wouldn’t they also need to change their responsibility age from 18 to 16 ?
If the parents are still responsible for them until they’re 18 then that creates another problem.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

No.... Voting age should be raised to 30... And only taxpayers should get to vote... Also, no one with dual citizenship should be allowed to vote... Ever ...

Along with their IQ should be tattooed in the palm of their hand.
No one under 60 gets to vote.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

Kevyn wrote:

Says a guy who falsely believes COVID is a hoax by a secret cabal, Trump was re-elected despite being defeated by seven million votes, vaccines contain microchips to control us and that human activity doesn’t effect climate and that Joe Biden is a communist. I think we have little to fear from 16 year olds voting, folks like you on the other hand?

Why don't we make it as soon as you get into your teens Kevy and make it 13? or 12? or 11? or as soon as they start talking?

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

Milosia2 wrote:

Along with their IQ should be tattooed in the palm of their hand.
No one under 60 gets to vote.

So you would miss out on both points.

ldsuttonjr Loc: ShangriLa

Canuckus Deploracus wrote:

No.... Voting age should be raised to 30... And only taxpayers should get to vote... Also, no one with dual citizenship should be allowed to vote... Ever ...

CD: Bingo! Our Founding Fathers only wanted individuals with a capital interest in this country to vote! Otherwise, the electorate could simply vote themselves the National Treasury!!!!!

DASHY

proud republican wrote:

Part of HR1 ,says that 16 and 17 year olds should be allowed to register to vote! What do you guys think? Are they old enough to vote?? I think if they can pass Citizenship Test ,than maybe.... However, I doubt they will...

The idea here is to encourage states to "register" 16 and 17 year olds, not to allow them to vote. It's a good idea to get involved in understanding the political process before you enter the polling booth. More current registered voters should be encouraged to do the same. I think that if all voters were required to pass a Citizenship Test, the Republican dream would come true. More people would be discouraged from voting.