Philip BumpVivek Ramaswamy's proposal to limit voting for those under 25 is an obvious attempt to skew elections in his party's favor. But it's also a reflection of the overlap between age and party that's downstream from the baby boom. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
Baby boomers, when they are in their teens: Teens should be allowed to vote!
[26th Amendment is ratified]
Baby boomers, when they are retiring: Teens are too young to vote!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
[26th Amendment is ratified]
Baby boomers, when they are retiring: Teens are too young to vote!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/11/long-shot-gop-candidate-wants-limit-voting-by-younger-americans/
Mike@pbump hey! as a baby boomer that's an unfair generalization!
I still think teens should vote, and think we should do all we can to help them vote as soon as they can to get them in the habit.