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libinnyandia

(1,374 posts) Sat Jun 9, 2012, 09:34 PM Jun 2012

I was listening to the radio this evening and they mentioned the passage of the 26th Amendment

in 1971, giving 18 year olds the right to vote. I'm sure Republicans of today would kill any attempts to do it now.

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I was listening to the radio this evening and they mentioned the passage of the 26th Amendment (Original Post) libinnyandia Jun 2012 OP

Repubs would use 18 year olds like they do soldiers. Archae Jun 2012 #1

Remember walking the parks getting signatures for it, since I had friends died who couldn't vote, freshwest Jun 2012 #2

Just out of curisioty, for us younger folks, what was the voting age before 1971? LAGC Jun 2012 #3

21 was the age of majority until the 26th was passed. I was excited to know I could Mnemosyne Jun 2012 #4

Interesting, thanks! LAGC Jun 2012 #5

Voting, military service, drinking, smoking, gambling, etc. should all be the same age. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #6

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1. Repubs would use 18 year olds like they do soldiers.

Reply to libinnyandia (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 09:37 PM

Jun 2012

Good for PR and photo-ops, but they don't really give a shit about them.

freshwest

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2. Remember walking the parks getting signatures for it, since I had friends died who couldn't vote,

Reply to libinnyandia (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 10:12 PM

Jun 2012

Sent off to war with no say so. I spent those days trying to get them the right. Others were dying fighting for equal rights including voting, and a host of reforms were passed, which years of people not voting enabled the GOP to decimate. It was once considered a precious thing to be able to vote and to have civil rights. Now many refuse, so we'll see what happens in years to come.