[jwalsh07]

I think that the entire attitude about underage sex -- that is, with 16-17 year olds, bears re-thinking. Imho, it wouldn't do us ANY harm to RE-THINK our current attitudes about "teens" as "children."

Yes by all means, lets give 13 year olds the right to vote.

[rzeznikj at stout]

Theoretically, they do. In practice, no.

The XXVI Amendment only says that no one above the age of 18 can be denied the right to vote on account of age. It doesn't say that states cannot set a voting age lower than 18. No state has exercised this though, and to my knowledge it has never been brought up in any legislative organ in America since the Amendment was ratified.