defusted t1_j85685v wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:35 PM

Didn't they just try to raise the voting age to 21? Hey kids, were not gonna let you vote but you can marry a pedophile.

shalafi71 t1_j857ert wrote on February 11, 2023 at 6:43 PM

They're more than welcome to waste time and energy on the subject. Raising the voting age would require a constitutional amendment.

HolycommentMattman t1_j85keuj wrote on February 11, 2023 at 8:13 PM

Or rather, the repealing of the 26th amendment. Which is still just as difficult as adding a new one. 2/3rds of Congress (each chamber), or 2/3rds of state legislatures. It's not going to happen.

shalafi71 t1_j85p7um wrote on February 11, 2023 at 8:46 PM

You got me thinking. It's not really the same difference is it? Just the same effort. And you're right, this country couldn't pass an amendment making it illegal to eat orphans.

HolycommentMattman t1_j85te06 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Well, they would repeal it. If they made another amendment saying that the voting age was 21, that would mean there are two conflicting amendments. So the only way to get the voting age back to 21 would be to repeal the 26th amendment (or amend it) to get rid of the 18 year old voting age.

Either way, it's not happening. I'm sure Vietnam vets aren't on board with this as they're the reason the voting age was lowered.

shalafi71 t1_j861l8j wrote on February 11, 2023 at 10:17 PM

What if we only repealed the 26th? Would that kick the voting age back to the states? Was that how it was before? I was all of 2-months old, don't remember.

DirkBabypunch t1_j884j9l wrote on February 12, 2023 at 10:11 AM

They might not be able to just repeal it. We had to make the 21st Amendment to get rid of the 18th. I think it was 18 and 21. The Prohibition bookends.