Reposted from Sure, Why Not? with permission from the author. Suddenly, lowering the voting age to 16 is a mainstream issue. It got a lot of support in Congress, if not enough. The issue is being asked of presidential candidates. More and more places are proposing the change. Nancy Pelosi is even claiming she’d always…
As you’ll find out everywhere, today is Mother’s Day. Over the years, I’ve made it no secret that I personally dislike Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, that they seem to be based on blind parental reverence and appreciation, often painting them as without exception selfless saints serving their unappreciative children. And any suggestion that such…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Alcohol is dangerous! Why lower the drinking age? Do you actually want kids drinking?! Lowering the drinking age is not about wanting anyone to be drinking nor ignoring any possible…
And that’s now 27 runs of #16tovote on the 16th! And going strong! Being the April edition, the event occurred right at tax time, when we are reminded that you don’t have to be old enough to vote to pay taxes! Yet shouldn’t taxpayers get a vote? A say in the money they are paying…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Every teen I know is an idiot. I don’t see them possibly able to handle rights and responsibilities! Assuming the relatively very few teens you know in your life are…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Aren’t teen driving restrictions meant for protection of new young drivers? Teen driver restrictions may be meant for protection, but not all new drivers are teens, and older new drivers…
The 26th run of #16tovote on the 16th was a little slower and less participated-in than usual, but it still went on and went pretty well anyway. One special thing was how this one took place in the planning stages of an upcoming voting age campaign that’s in the works (which there will be more…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. I saw a sign at a store saying anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Is that legal? Depends on the store and where you…
This is part of the Youth Rights 101 series. Please check out Youth Rights 101: Introduction for the rest of the series and more information. Aren’t curfew laws necessary to keep kids safe and out of trouble? Should kids really be out so late? The real question is, should anyone be out so late, of…
It’s been two years since that February Tuesday we decided to try out the idea of a day dedicated to promoting lowering the voting age on Twitter, using a hashtag. The chosen hashtag was, of course, #16tovote, a term used previously by NYRA of Southeast Florida’s lower voting age campaign. Watching others on Twitter use…
