Should there be a maximum voting age limit?

[MAGAnificent]

There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States.

Older people are far less likely to support basic rights such as the right for a woman to choose, the rights of LGBTQ couples to marry, or the right of people of color to peacefully protest the systematic racism in this country. Voters under 40 often tend to be far less bigoted, and believe in freedom for all citizens, not just white males.

Older voters are far more likely to support policies which will cause extreme harm to the environment, this country, and the world as a whole. Meanwhile, more educated younger voters often choose to implement policies which value the world we live in over the making of a quick buck or two, such as a ban on fracking, a ban on nuclear power, and a focus on renewable energy.

Older voters are far more likely to support imperialistic wars in Mideastern countries which pose no threat to the USA, as well as support the genocidal murder of Palestinian children by the illegal state of Israel. Younger voters understand the importance of peace in this world, and are far less likely to provoke a meaningless war overseas or support enemies of justice such as Israel, Turkey or Colombia.

In fact, an argument can be made that not having a maximum voting age kills 32,000 a year. Older white men make up the majority of gun owners in this country, and even as the rest of the country seeks to end meaningless violence such as the massacres in Orlando or Dallas, old white men who treat guns as more precious than the lives of innocent children are allowed to vote, and by voting, they stall any common sense gun reform that can be made in the usa. These geriatric republicans think that people need guns 'to defend" themselves, not knowing that having a gun makes it 50 times more likely for you to be shot, and that the vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who bought their guns legally.

I personally believe that a maximum voting age limit of 65 should be immediately implemented. This country is on the right path, and the older, less intelligent white men who hold this country back are slowly but surely dying out. However, progress needs to be made faster if the USA does not wish to be embroiled in new foreign wars, be known for its rampant homophobia and systematic racism, and lose 80 people a day to gun violence within the next ten or twenty years.

Many are not going to respond to that goofy poll as it did not include the choice of "no age limit".

 

[MAGAnificent]

I understand that a maximum voting age may prevent some more enlightened individuals from expressing their beliefs, but I believe the net gain will be worth the smaller losses.

Also, Trump is a racist misogynistic warmongering loser, and Clinton is the lesser of two evils, but still far too deep in neoliberal, war hawk interventionist thought.

How so? Trump was against the war in Iraq. Hillary voted to authorize it.

 

[SILVER SURFER]

The older generations "benefit" from the experience of growing up in a time of Jim Crow laws, homophobia, blatant misogyny, and extreme nationalism and a fear of anything declared "socialist" by Joe McCarthy.

Many of those you define as the older generation are baby-boomers who were, in the 60s, the younger generation. You know, the ones who came up with the civil rights, feminist, and anti-war movements...oh, and those "socialist" hippie communes.

 

[Russell797]

The maximum voting age should be the age at death.

 

[Mason66]

I couldn't vote because the choices in the poll don't answer the title question.

 

[James972]

The maximum voting age should be the age at death.

voting age should be determined by intellilgence not by age, obviously!! 1+1=2

 

[SailaWay]

voting age should be determined by intellilgence not by age, obviously!! 1+1=2

EXACTLY and anyone with half a brain would agree

 

[LaylaWindu]

Maximum voting age? Why do people start joke posts. That's one of the most stupid ideas I have heard that nobody will really take it seriously.

 

[James972]

EXACTLY and anyone with half a brain would agree

liberal have less than half a brain,....and they know the dumber someone is the more likely he is to need welfare and vote for liberals.

 

[AFM]

What's the point when only 38% vote at all

 

[JasperL]

How so? Trump was against the war in Iraq. Hillary voted to authorize it.

There's no evidence he was against it. He's as full of **** on that as he is on everything else.

 

[SHOOTER]

65 is not old. You must be very young to have such a perspective.

I feel like I can sum up your post with this sentence... "I want to stop people from voting if they don't agree with me."

Honestly, even though older people tend to vote against my ideology in general... I trust their voting a lot better than your generation.

"There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States".

so you thank we old people should butt out,this is all about you and your generation,the people that got you here can eat cake.
seems like i have seen this movie before,oh and by the way i am 69 yrs old and have a degree.
so it is all about you and your generation,just like a a racist socialist lets drive a wedge between the AMERICAN PEOPLE lets make this about the young people,screw the old folks they just not understand.
well this might be news to you but we are the largest voting block,and we have the money,so suck it up socialist you will loose again,oh and your man bernie sold you out,just like a socialist,you can not believe any thing you people say.

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.ts

run don run

 

[Common Sense 1]

There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States.

Older people are far less likely to support basic rights such as the right for a woman to choose, the rights of LGBTQ couples to marry, or the right of people of color to peacefully protest the systematic racism in this country. Voters under 40 often tend to be far less bigoted, and believe in freedom for all citizens, not just white males.

Older voters are far more likely to support policies which will cause extreme harm to the environment, this country, and the world as a whole. Meanwhile, more educated younger voters often choose to implement policies which value the world we live in over the making of a quick buck or two, such as a ban on fracking, a ban on nuclear power, and a focus on renewable energy.

Older voters are far more likely to support imperialistic wars in Mideastern countries which pose no threat to the USA, as well as support the genocidal murder of Palestinian children by the illegal state of Israel. Younger voters understand the importance of peace in this world, and are far less likely to provoke a meaningless war overseas or support enemies of justice such as Israel, Turkey or Colombia.

In fact, an argument can be made that not having a maximum voting age kills 32,000 a year. Older white men make up the majority of gun owners in this country, and even as the rest of the country seeks to end meaningless violence such as the massacres in Orlando or Dallas, old white men who treat guns as more precious than the lives of innocent children are allowed to vote, and by voting, they stall any common sense gun reform that can be made in the usa. These geriatric republicans think that people need guns 'to defend" themselves, not knowing that having a gun makes it 50 times more likely for you to be shot, and that the vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who bought their guns legally.

I personally believe that a maximum voting age limit of 65 should be immediately implemented. This country is on the right path, and the older, less intelligent white men who hold this country back are slowly but surely dying out. However, progress needs to be made faster if the USA does not wish to be embroiled in new foreign wars, be known for its rampant homophobia and systematic racism, and lose 80 people a day to gun violence within the next ten or twenty years.

Oh my.... What a troll post. Devoid of any reality or facts! Broad brush pronouncements that would be mocked and ridiculed if a conservative poster did something like this.
No there should be no age limit for a person to vote!

 

[Common Sense 1]

:shrug: like driving, require a regular test. People age and maintain/lose their capability at different rates, so let a test of that capability filter them out as necessary.

Kinda like a poll tax? Remember that? Any test is a really bad idea!!

 

[Bodi]

There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States.

Older people are far less likely to support basic rights such as the right for a woman to choose, the rights of LGBTQ couples to marry, or the right of people of color to peacefully protest the systematic racism in this country. Voters under 40 often tend to be far less bigoted, and believe in freedom for all citizens, not just white males.

Older voters are far more likely to support policies which will cause extreme harm to the environment, this country, and the world as a whole. Meanwhile, more educated younger voters often choose to implement policies which value the world we live in over the making of a quick buck or two, such as a ban on fracking, a ban on nuclear power, and a focus on renewable energy.

Older voters are far more likely to support imperialistic wars in Mideastern countries which pose no threat to the USA, as well as support the genocidal murder of Palestinian children by the illegal state of Israel. Younger voters understand the importance of peace in this world, and are far less likely to provoke a meaningless war overseas or support enemies of justice such as Israel, Turkey or Colombia.

In fact, an argument can be made that not having a maximum voting age kills 32,000 a year. Older white men make up the majority of gun owners in this country, and even as the rest of the country seeks to end meaningless violence such as the massacres in Orlando or Dallas, old white men who treat guns as more precious than the lives of innocent children are allowed to vote, and by voting, they stall any common sense gun reform that can be made in the usa. These geriatric republicans think that people need guns 'to defend" themselves, not knowing that having a gun makes it 50 times more likely for you to be shot, and that the vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who bought their guns legally.

I personally believe that a maximum voting age limit of 65 should be immediately implemented. This country is on the right path, and the older, less intelligent white men who hold this country back are slowly but surely dying out. However, progress needs to be made faster if the USA does not wish to be embroiled in new foreign wars, be known for its rampant homophobia and systematic racism, and lose 80 people a day to gun violence within the next ten or twenty years.

How badly do you want to be a dictator? Be honest.

From your posts sbout forcing people to live in socialist dictatorships to denying the right to vote for those that thinkndifferently then you? Wowzers...

 

[James972]

No there should be no age limit for a person to vote!

but there already is!! Children can't vote, and adults as dumb as children should obviously not be allowed to either. Would you want a child making decisions about how to do open heart surgery? Then why would you want a child to make decision about how to run the country?

 

[cpwill]

Kinda like a poll tax? Remember that? Any test is a really bad idea!!

No, a wise test that checks for understanding of US civics is a good idea, because it ensures that the voters at least probably have a dim idea what it is they are doing.

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[James972]

Kinda like a poll tax? Remember that? Any test is a really bad idea!!

absolutely testing for ability should be banned especially in medicine, and in the airline industry too!!!

 

[chuckiechan]

And age limit? Really?

I'm going to change my diaper and go take a nap.

 

[James972]

And age limit? Really?
.

there already is an age limit. Children cant vote or hold office! Do you want children to vote?

 

[Turin]

There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States.

Older people are far less likely to support basic rights such as the right for a woman to choose, the rights of LGBTQ couples to marry, or the right of people of color to peacefully protest the systematic racism in this country. Voters under 40 often tend to be far less bigoted, and believe in freedom for all citizens, not just white males.

Older voters are far more likely to support policies which will cause extreme harm to the environment, this country, and the world as a whole. Meanwhile, more educated younger voters often choose to implement policies which value the world we live in over the making of a quick buck or two, such as a ban on fracking, a ban on nuclear power, and a focus on renewable energy.

Older voters are far more likely to support imperialistic wars in Mideastern countries which pose no threat to the USA, as well as support the genocidal murder of Palestinian children by the illegal state of Israel. Younger voters understand the importance of peace in this world, and are far less likely to provoke a meaningless war overseas or support enemies of justice such as Israel, Turkey or Colombia.

In fact, an argument can be made that not having a maximum voting age kills 32,000 a year. Older white men make up the majority of gun owners in this country, and even as the rest of the country seeks to end meaningless violence such as the massacres in Orlando or Dallas, old white men who treat guns as more precious than the lives of innocent children are allowed to vote, and by voting, they stall any common sense gun reform that can be made in the usa. These geriatric republicans think that people need guns 'to defend" themselves, not knowing that having a gun makes it 50 times more likely for you to be shot, and that the vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who bought their guns legally.

I personally believe that a maximum voting age limit of 65 should be immediately implemented. This country is on the right path, and the older, less intelligent white men who hold this country back are slowly but surely dying out. However, progress needs to be made faster if the USA does not wish to be embroiled in new foreign wars, be known for its rampant homophobia and systematic racism, and lose 80 people a day to gun violence within the next ten or twenty years.

Hell no - many of advanced age are sharper than people 50 years younger.

 

[ThoughtEx.]

As much as old white men deserve a taste of their own discrimination, denying them the right to vote would be hypocritical. Me, I'm more worried about Idiocracy being prophetic and not just a funny movie. Maybe we should require natural citizens to pass the citizenship test before gaining voting rights. Is it wrong to discriminate against stupid people? When by their very nature they threaten the common good with their susceptibility, gullibilty and sometimes blind ignorance.

Of course, in my home town, if they had to take a test nobody would vote. The local gov would collapse and fall to lawlessness. I'm saying they're well on their way to Idiocracy.

 

[James972]

As much as old white men deserve a taste of their own discrimination, denying them the right to vote would be hypocritical. Me, I'm more worried about Idiocracy being prophetic and not just a funny movie. Maybe we should require natural citizens to pass the citizenship test before gaining voting rights. Is it wrong to discriminate against stupid people? When by their very nature they threaten the common good with their susceptibility, gullibilty and sometimes blind ignorance.

Of course, in my home town, if they had to take a test nobody would vote. The local gov would collapse and fall to lawlessness. I'm saying they're well on their way to Idiocracy.

so then you have no suggestions on how to make democracy better. Maybe if we had a qualification test it would encourage people to learn something about govt. Seems like a win win, but of course Democrats would object since they would lose all those leeches who are merely voting for more money in their pockets rather than the commonweal.

 

[Moderate Right]

There is a major difference between the regressive, less educated, and less tolerant older generations, and the forward thinking, well informed, and socially tolerant younger generations in the United States.

Older people are far less likely to support basic rights such as the right for a woman to choose, the rights of LGBTQ couples to marry, or the right of people of color to peacefully protest the systematic racism in this country. Voters under 40 often tend to be far less bigoted, and believe in freedom for all citizens, not just white males.

Older voters are far more likely to support policies which will cause extreme harm to the environment, this country, and the world as a whole. Meanwhile, more educated younger voters often choose to implement policies which value the world we live in over the making of a quick buck or two, such as a ban on fracking, a ban on nuclear power, and a focus on renewable energy.

Older voters are far more likely to support imperialistic wars in Mideastern countries which pose no threat to the USA, as well as support the genocidal murder of Palestinian children by the illegal state of Israel. Younger voters understand the importance of peace in this world, and are far less likely to provoke a meaningless war overseas or support enemies of justice such as Israel, Turkey or Colombia.

In fact, an argument can be made that not having a maximum voting age kills 32,000 a year. Older white men make up the majority of gun owners in this country, and even as the rest of the country seeks to end meaningless violence such as the massacres in Orlando or Dallas, old white men who treat guns as more precious than the lives of innocent children are allowed to vote, and by voting, they stall any common sense gun reform that can be made in the usa. These geriatric republicans think that people need guns 'to defend" themselves, not knowing that having a gun makes it 50 times more likely for you to be shot, and that the vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who bought their guns legally.

I personally believe that a maximum voting age limit of 65 should be immediately implemented. This country is on the right path, and the older, less intelligent white men who hold this country back are slowly but surely dying out. However, progress needs to be made faster if the USA does not wish to be embroiled in new foreign wars, be known for its rampant homophobia and systematic racism, and lose 80 people a day to gun violence within the next ten or twenty years.

There should be a higher minimum voting age limit. Young people are stupid and impatient. They want everything NOW and do not want to have to pay their dues to get where they want to be and do not understand how the world all interacts as one as the young only think of themselves and not the big overall picture.

 

[James972]

Young people are stupid .

as are many old people so the logical thing is a test just like you get to drive a car or be a doctor. Make sense? The notion that everyone can vote is an absolute insult to democracy.