Voting at 16 in S.F.? Supervisor says the time has come

San Francisco Examiner ^ | March 15, 2015 | Emily Green

[MeshugeMikey]

ixteen-year-olds can drive, work, pay taxes and be sentenced to life in prison. Now, some want the right to vote, too. On Tuesday, San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos will attempt to make that happen by introducing a measure that would extend the right to vote to 16- and 17-year-olds. Avalos and other supporters say it will encourage civic engagement among youths and instill in them lifelong voting habits at a time when turnout is low.

[MeshugeMikey]

ahahaha INDEED..

[MeshugeMikey]

oh my!

[ansel12]

Fourteen or Fight from Wild in the Streets (1968}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmeTftBlOVY

[MeshugeMikey]

truer words

[mikrofon]

it will encourage civic engagement among youths and instill in them lifelong voting habits

There's basically only "habit" that the proponents are striving for ...

[5thGenTexan]

When I was 16 I was concerned with only two things: Girls and girls.......................

When I was a Scout leader, the joke about getting Eagle was it must be done before 16 because when a boy hits that age, his entire life is controlled by his nose: gasoline and perfume.

[MeshugeMikey]

His master plan? Becoming president then herding everyone over 21 into concentration camps to be fed LSD for the rest of their lives.

Rockin The Vote...in 1968?

amazing

sounds like George Soros

[MeshugeMikey]

they wil be imprinted with the “thrill: of voting straight D....from the get go...and remain dedicated D zombies forever

[NoncompliantOne]

California Liberals! Always at the cutting edge of societal evolution! How long until they “Darwin” themselves?

[MeshugeMikey]

GM”T”A!!!

[MeshugeMikey]

Id hate to try to guess

ten years ago I was certain that California would have sold the state to the CHI COMMS by now

[SevenofNine]

Yeah my state is crazy they would pass this law LOL!

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“From what I have witnessed, 16 year olds today have the maturity and education of 12 year olds of 50 years ago.”

You’re being generous.

[VR-21]

"...but nothing can stop the shape of things to come."

God how long it's been since I watched that film, and it's the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread. First as tragedy, then as farce eh?

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yeah....

[ModelBreaker]

“If you’re old enough to turn tricks in the fillmore, you’re old enough to vote!”

[william clark]

[ansel12]

It’s the “Shape of Things to Come”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g17OT7_YzLM

[MeshugeMikey]

a truly amazing little movie ..

[matthew fuller]

"Maybe it's time to move the voting age back to 21."

I second that. Makes great sense to me, that if you have to be 21 to drink, and engage in other adult things like making contracts, voting should be no less responsible.