[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

Members of Congress voted down an amendment to the Democrats' voting rights bill last Thursday that sought to lower the federal voting age to 16,

When the voting age was lowered to 18, it was done by passing the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. How can they lower it to 16 by attaching the proposal as an amendment to a bill? Wouldn't that, in effect, repeal the 26th Amendment? I'm asking because I am not clear on the procedure.

BTW -- this was proposed by one of the Dems' fine new Members of Congress, Ms. Pressley of Massachusetts.

[redfreedom]

Funny no one has replied to your question yet.

Wiki sums it up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

They tried doing this with legislation in 1970 but it was shot down by the Supreme Court. Then later went through the proper procedure and became the 26th Amendment.

It’s not going to happen, not yet anyway. Not even if the dems get the Senate and the Prez, as the states need to ratify it.