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submitted 5 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think you should be able to vote @ 18 or maybe even 16. Legislators could be deciding whether to send you to war, so you should have a say well before then.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

16 is maybe too young but 18 I’d agree with, along with ranked choice and abolishing the electoral college. Military I’d say should be at least a couple years off, if you sign up at 18 you do college classes and Conservation Corps work for a bit. I walked in actually wanting to join the family business and still got constant hounding from recruiters as a 17 year old, we should not be sending them to high schools.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Absolutely agreed. 21 sounds reasonable for the military, 18 is obscene.

I was ready to vote at 16-ish. Maybe we can have an early voting class where you take a civics test or something to qualify, otherwise you can sign up at 18 with no test.