I missed the 16 w/guardian comment regarding drinking age. I'm tempted to agree with that, but then I also think of the irresponsible parents who just want to be their kid's friend and so they throw parties and provide alcohol. I don't want to legalize that shit. I think I'd rather just make the drinking age 16 than give such parents further incentive to be "friends" with their child.
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Originally Posted by levite
My feeling is, there aren't enough people voting as it is-- I am not in favor of any further restrictions on who gets to vote, and for that matter, let's knock a year off the minimum age, and let felons vote, even in the slammer.
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I think we need to be a little more complex than that with regards to felons voting, but I generally agree. Regardless of voting rights while
in jail, I think it should be a federal crime to deny a citizen the right to vote once they have finished serving their time.