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minus-square@CoderKat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish12•2 years agoBut by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
minus-square@seitanic@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink1•2 years agoHow so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
minus-square@Honytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink1•2 years agoAnyone above 65 for example. Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
minus-square@WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 years agoAnd we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
minus-square@WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoI’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…
minus-square@seitanic@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink1•2 years agoVoting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.
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But by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
How so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
Anyone above 65 for example.
Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
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And we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
I’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…
Voting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.