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Amendment fails but *126* Democrats voted to impose a mandatory national voting age of 16. #FthePeopleAct
Check that. 125 Democrats and one crazy Republican.
And the one Republican who voted to mandate all states lower the voting age to 16 in all federal elections is... @michaelcburgess.
Weird.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll1…
Weird.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll1…
And here's a list of all 126 House members who voted to mandate all states lower the voting age to 16 in all federal elections.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll1…
clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll1…
I thought Burgess would say: "oops, I pressed the wrong button." But no. This is strange, especially given how few 16- and 17-year-olds work these days.
I mean, dropping the voting age would definitely increase the share of nontaxpayers who vote.
