This is yet more information for we Normal folks that the Left (re: Democrats) can’t stand the idea of losing any Power that voters take away from them as a result of elections. Thus, they are all in for idea that the British Labour Party started in on: change the electorate. Two mainstays of this tactic:
- Open borders so that ANYONE can come into the US – especially those that have NO idea of how our system of Civics and Governance works and what is the underlying Philosophy of both are. All they know is that they expect Government to “do stuff for them, preferably for free” and that the Democrats want to do exactly that for them.
- Change the voting age. Which is to say, exactly what I just said in that these 16 year olds have NO idea of how our system of Civics and Governance works and what is the underlying Philosophy of both are. In this case, it’s because of our lousy education system (generally made up of teachers and unions that support only Democrats).
I think this from Instapundit both shows the issue AND what the Republicans should do in response:
SHOT: THEY NEED GUILLIBLE, UNINFORMED VOTERS: Democrats push to amend Constitution so 16-year-olds can vote.
CHASER: I would tie the drinking and gun-owning age to the voting age.
Indeed – and I’d add breaking the Obamacare “you’re a child until age 26 on Mommy and Daddy’s health insurance plan. After all, VOTING is “adult behavior” – there is nothing “adult-ish” about it. Either you are an adult or you are a child – don’t let the Democrats “blend” the two. I really do want to hear, however, their arguments that 16 years old would never vote to give themselves the right to keep and bear arms, get rid of any restrictions on driving, the ability to now sign contracts, buy drugs, and and other such type of activities now denied them.
And you know who and what (here in NH) this would go after and make illegal?
Yep, that would be Cassandra Levesque‘s (D-Barrington) banning of child marriages. After all, if you can vote at age 16 (the mark of a adult), drink at age 16 (hey, the Democrats are ALWAYS yammering that we should be more like Europeans, yes?) and own guns (the mark of a voting and drinking adult – heh!). Being an adult means you should be able to love the one you want, according to the Democrats, right? I REALLY wanna see how that baby is cleaved in two, but I digress.
Let the stupidity begin! Emphasis mine, reformatted:
Democrats push to amend Constitution so 16-year-olds can vote
House Democrats did nothing to advance similar proposal when they controlled Congress last yearMore than a dozen House Democrats this week proposed an amendment to the Constitution to allow 16-year-olds to vote in an apparent attempt to make it easier to enact left-leaning policies like gun control and pro-environmental measures. Democratic Rep. Grace Meng of New York introduced a resolution that would do away with the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which allows U.S. citizens to vote if they are at least 18 years of age. The resolution would replace that with new language that says:
“The right of citizens of the United States, who are sixteen 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.”
Meng hadn’t released a statement on her proposal by early Thursday afternoon. But she released a statement in the last Congress, indicating a belief that lowering the voting age by amending the Constitution would let younger people have a say on many of the positions supported by Democrats.
And that last bit is EXACTLY the point – a new constituency for Democrats. That’s all this is about.
The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 and was ratified in 1971, in part due to pressure from the Vietnam War that saw a large number of teenagers drafted to fight overseas even though they could not vote.
And now we have The Science that says that these new constituents brains aren’t mature enough until age 26 for such types of adult decisions making activities. This isn’t going to be all that easy for them to square that circle. From that, this is a laugheroonie:
Another supporter, the Next Up Action Fund, argued that “16- and 17-year-olds are engaged, smart, and capable of casting informed votes…”
There is no evidence that most 16/17 year olds are anywhere near having the knowledgebase, reasoning, experience, and wisdom to be capable of such. Heck, just look at Berni-Bro Jan Schmidt for an example that such wisdom may never be attainable!
No matter what, this will be a years long process to make happen:
Amending the Constitution requires passage of the resolution by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate and then ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures.
Now, never underestimate the Power of the Stupid Party to give the Democrats what they want but I can’t see a 23rd positive vote for this in either chamber. And really, given the partisanship out in the States, all you need is 13 states to vote against it.
(H/T: Instapundit, Fox News), Liberty Unyielding)
