Amendment 26
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Amendment 26
by: Ashleigh Dotson
The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied by the United States or any state on account of age.
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The long debate over lowering the voting age in America from 21 to 18 began during World War II and intensified during the Vietnam War, when young men denied the right to vote were being conscripted to fight for their country.
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The speedy ratification of the 26th Amendment, however, obscures a much deeper story, one that helps illustrate the progressive arc of our Constitution and of our character as a nation.
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In 1969, Congress introduced 50 resolutions to lower the voting age, but none made it into law.
Old enough to fight, old enough to vote
In 1970, 18-year-olds had the right to vote in 35 nations.
Much of the credit for passage of the 26th Amendment has been given to peaceful protests and letter-writing campaigns by young men and women on college campuses and elsewhere.
The slogan “old enough to fight, old enough to vote” is usually associated with the Vietnam War, but it actually originated during World War II, when two states – Georgia and Kentucky – became the first to lower their voting ages to 18.
Republicans ought to fight for their own electorate, which at a minimum ought to mean voters with fully functioning brains and the possibility of a tax bill. Not old enough to buy your own health insurance, not old enough to vote.
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