Posted on 11/02/2018 8:23:24 AM PDT by DFG
The Washington, D.C., City Council is preparing to vote on a bill to lower the voting age to 16 for all elections, both local and federal.
WTOP-FM reports the bill won 3-0 approval in the Judiciary and Public Safety committee Thursday and will get a final vote before the full council this month.
The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees citizens 18 and older the right to vote, but scholars have said it doesn't prevent a state, or in this case, the nation's capital, from setting a lower age.
Council member Charles Allen says his bill will "enfranchise the District's young people and bring their voices into the political process."
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Hey, WDC nitewits: How about letting fetuses vote? They often are murdered, ripped apart and sold for parts. Maybe they would like to change that.
Hey, WDC nitwits: How about letting fetuses vote? They often are murdered, ripped apart and sold for parts. Maybe they would like to change that.
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