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2017-03-10 Fifth Column

Billionaire George Soros fuels Democrats’ push to lower voting age to 17

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Posted by Fred 2017-03-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 18 was implemented because we were drafting some to go serve in a war. The amendment should have said those 18 and over in service rather than the whole lot. Given the infantilization of so many today, probably better to move it back to 21 with the exception of those serving.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-03-10 01:07|| 2017-03-10 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Now, life's an unfortunate accident;
Just something to tax, a contaminant.
But franchise that tissue
To vote for your issue,
And pregnancy's suddenly sacrament.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2017-03-10 01:18|| 2017-03-10 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 No voting until you're off your parents' health insurance.

Posted by Glenmore 2017-03-10 01:35|| 2017-03-10 01:35|| Front Page Top

#4 with a little help from liberal billionaire George Soros

A bigger meddler than Putin, I think.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-03-10 02:30|| 2017-03-10 02:30|| Front Page Top

#5 And the first thing they'll vote for is abolishing "12" in K-12?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-03-10 02:31|| 2017-03-10 02:31|| Front Page Top

#6 They still have the fantasy that the youth vote will actually fucking show up.

18 or 21 for everything. Voting, drinking and military service.

Pick an age and stay with it.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-10 02:50|| 2017-03-10 02:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I;ve seen this movie before!

Posted by Pliny Glons2836 2017-03-10 06:27|| 2017-03-10 06:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Personally, I'm in favor of Robert Heinlein's rule: only veterans get to vote.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-03-10 09:14|| 2017-03-10 09:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Paying customers can have anything on menu at the 'Oink Joint' in Zebulon, GA. Why should voting be any different.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-03-10 09:26|| 2017-03-10 09:26|| Front Page Top

#10 #1 The amendment should have said those 18 and over in service rather than the whole lot.

Yup.

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-10 11:54|| 2017-03-10 11:54|| Front Page Top

#11 George who?

Posted by newc 2017-03-10 12:33|| 2017-03-10 12:33|| Front Page Top

#12 Actually I would restrict vote to those who are self-supporting. Igf you line at Mom and Pop's or from money handled by Mom and Pop then no vote.

Youngsters who don't know what taxes are not qualified to vote.

Posted by JFM 2017-03-10 12:37|| 2017-03-10 12:37|| Front Page Top

#13 Tax payers, like property tax payers before there was centralized income tax mechanism...sounds like the original system of the founding fathers, seems like they understood the perils of the entitlement state to the Republic.....smart bunch of old white men after all!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2017-03-10 14:02|| 2017-03-10 14:02|| Front Page Top

#14 Property tax payers and veterans.

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-03-10 14:33|| 2017-03-10 14:33|| Front Page Top

#15 Most everywhere Soros, his foundations or his investment money has gone, trouble has followed.

Can't Soros be deported to Great Britain, Russia or some other country where he is wanted for ripping them off?

Posted by JohnQC 2017-03-10 15:29|| 2017-03-10 15:29|| Front Page Top

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