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| 2021-02-09 |
| [BPR] Squad member Rep. Ayanna Pressley stated on Thursday that she was "shocked" that allowing 16-year-olds to vote would be such a "polarizing" issue. Pressley (D-MA) has long been an advocate for lowering the legal voting age to 16. She discussed the issue during a Facebook Live segment with Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and author Ibram Kendi. "Dr. Kendi, I was shocked by how polarizing an issue this was, and listen, when I would tell people [the late Rep.] John Lewis is an original co-sponsor of this — you know, our young people deserve to have a stakeholder in our democracy," Pressley said to Kendi, who brought racism into the mix. Kendi double-downed on the race issue and stated that one of the areas he frequently addresses is the "disenfranchisement" of black and brown Americans. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 At 16, their growth plates aren't even fully closed. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-02-09 16:07 |
| #6 /\ 'No skin in the game'...sorry, no vote. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-02-09 15:37 |
| #5 I'd prefer going back to only allowing landowners to vote. Failing that I'm on board with Procopius2k. |
| Posted by: One Eyed Tsar 2021-02-09 15:35 |
| #4 I would be in favor of raising the voting age to 35 or 40. Or to limiting the franchise to veterans. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2021-02-09 14:36 |
| #3 Pressley said to Kendi, who brought racism into the mix. Just like the sun rising in the East every day. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-02-09 13:43 |
| #2 Limit the vote to those who can keep an Ar-15 and 200 rounds of ammo in their abode. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-02-09 13:01 |
| #1 I was a dumbass at 16. She still is at whatever age she is, so why would this be a good idea? |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-02-09 12:55 |