Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad. It would only be slightly more insane than normal liberalism, and there would be free candy and pizza.
I think it’s a great idea. While the left is busy aborting their children, the right would be saying “Now don’t forget to vote for uncle Donald honey”
Think about this: I honestly believe that a good number of young people in the age group 18 to 24 aren’t much smarter than a six year old to start with.
So, on that basis, it probably wouldn’t make any difference.
Besides, most of the under 24 crowd (down to six year olds) are probably stoned, anyway.
Besides, most of the under 24 crowd (down to six year olds) are probably stoned, anyway.
Soon after my father died nearly 2 years ago, I hired a local high school kid to cut the lawn and shovel the sidewalk at the house I inherited. If he’s typical of the age group you refer to, giving them the vote would be like playing Russian roulette with no missing bullets.
Well, if you hired him to cut the lawn AND shovel the sidewalk at the same time, I could understand his adolescent confusio.
He turned out to be dumb enough to try that.
Last winter, I told him to clear the sidewalk along the street down to bare concrete. I even showed him what I wanted. Did that twerp do it? Nope. It would have meant actually work to earn his money and, I guess, $20/hour wasn’t enough for him. The result was I had to re-do much of what he “did” each time I went to the house, taking away time from what I needed to take care of.
He quit on me, which was his privilege, but he didn’t have the courtesy to tell me. A fine model citizen in the making, eh?
I’m not even sure 24 is high enough to vote. Back in 1972, I voted for the NDP candidate because she was good looking. I was 23.
I am still embarrassed when I think about it.
Given that I no longer think that 18-year-olds are mature enough to vote this sounds like a perfect plan. Especially with the high birth rates of newly minted permanent resident parents. What could possibly go wrong?
Given that I no longer think that 18-year-olds are mature enough to vote this sounds like a perfect plan.
They’re not and haven’t been for about 30 years. I know because while I was a post-secondary educator, I taught many of them.
I was born in Cook County, Illinois (which includes Chicago), where dead people vote. If they can, why not six-year-olds?
The Candyman would be running the country, traveling around giving out free stuff – maybe he is already.
I have a six year old grandson living in my house so I am acquainted with their reasoning capability. I am personally of the opinion that only those one that work in the private sector and pay taxes should be able to vote as an incentive (after all, they are the only ones paying for the services that government supposedly provides). So no one on welfare, no one incarcerated, no one being paid by the tax payer to work (public “service”), etc. should be allowed to vote as they have no stake in the game. Making money and being forced to hand it to a wasteful government would keep the voting base sharper and more conservative. As to six year olds, NO, for the reasons being stated above. They have no wisdom on which to make decisions (from personal observation).
May you live in exciting times.
No
The subject of lowering the voting age was covered in the 1960s movie Wild in the Streets.
Ladies and gentlemen, Professor Full Retard.
The less blitheringly stupid people who think children should vote propose that parents ought to be able to do so on their children’s behalf. In other words, the plan is to give extra votes to Muslims with huge families and “single mothers” who can’t keep their legs closed and have five black babies by five fathers.
Fix the problem and only the problem. Send the Muslims back and spay the sluts with a thing for black pudding.
It’s bad enough that 18 year olds vote. The age should be 24, when one has reached biological maturity.
I proudly cast my first ballot when I was 18. Even then I knew that PET was a bad prime minister.
@ B.A. D. Rupertslander:
Unfortunately too many of the young people think he is the cat’s meow.
It’s only a logical proposal, since most leftist voters exhibit the sum total experience and knowledge of your average 6yo.
Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
Hmmm….wasn’t there a movie whereby anyone under 30 was sent to the “camps”…back in the late 70’s or so..? and those in the camps were kept blitzed out of their minds out on WindoPane…?
This profound declaration sounds like the precurser event…
Thanks Rupertslander: Wild in the streets…Off by a decade – 1968 no less….wow.
I recall it well.
I gave my 6 year old nephew who said he was “a big person now” $20 as a present.
Then I said as a big person you have to pay income tax to Justin Turdeau and took $6. Then I said he had to pay provincial income tax to Notley and took $3. Next I said he had to pay property tax to Mayor Nenshi and took $1. Next a carbon tax and a sales tax and took $1. Now you have to heat the house $1. Now you have to pay for electricity $1. Now you have to pay your share of the house mortgage and took $4.
With $3 left he was not pleased. I reached out towards the $3 saying “do you wish to eat supper tonight?”
He replied, “Uncle, I’d like to be a little kid again”. So I gave him the money back.
Great life lesson for your nephew! Maybe I’ll try it on my grandkids. As for 6 year-olds getting the vote, I’m not sure it would make a helluva lot of difference; we’ve already got a 6 year-old as PM.
Six year olds already vote, although most died decades ago.
maybe our animals should vote as well.
and insects too.
They already do. They’re called socialists.
Bingo!
Hilarious…!! but Oh so true.!
Maybe it wouldn’t be that bad. It would only be slightly more insane than normal liberalism, and there would be free candy and pizza.
I think it’s a great idea. While the left is busy aborting their children, the right would be saying “Now don’t forget to vote for uncle Donald honey”
Think about this: I honestly believe that a good number of young people in the age group 18 to 24 aren’t much smarter than a six year old to start with.
So, on that basis, it probably wouldn’t make any difference.
Besides, most of the under 24 crowd (down to six year olds) are probably stoned, anyway.
Besides, most of the under 24 crowd (down to six year olds) are probably stoned, anyway.
Soon after my father died nearly 2 years ago, I hired a local high school kid to cut the lawn and shovel the sidewalk at the house I inherited. If he’s typical of the age group you refer to, giving them the vote would be like playing Russian roulette with no missing bullets.
Well, if you hired him to cut the lawn AND shovel the sidewalk at the same time, I could understand his adolescent confusio.
He turned out to be dumb enough to try that.
Last winter, I told him to clear the sidewalk along the street down to bare concrete. I even showed him what I wanted. Did that twerp do it? Nope. It would have meant actually work to earn his money and, I guess, $20/hour wasn’t enough for him. The result was I had to re-do much of what he “did” each time I went to the house, taking away time from what I needed to take care of.
He quit on me, which was his privilege, but he didn’t have the courtesy to tell me. A fine model citizen in the making, eh?
I’m not even sure 24 is high enough to vote. Back in 1972, I voted for the NDP candidate because she was good looking. I was 23.
I am still embarrassed when I think about it.
Given that I no longer think that 18-year-olds are mature enough to vote this sounds like a perfect plan. Especially with the high birth rates of newly minted permanent resident parents. What could possibly go wrong?
Given that I no longer think that 18-year-olds are mature enough to vote this sounds like a perfect plan.
They’re not and haven’t been for about 30 years. I know because while I was a post-secondary educator, I taught many of them.
I was born in Cook County, Illinois (which includes Chicago), where dead people vote. If they can, why not six-year-olds?
The Candyman would be running the country, traveling around giving out free stuff – maybe he is already.
I have a six year old grandson living in my house so I am acquainted with their reasoning capability. I am personally of the opinion that only those one that work in the private sector and pay taxes should be able to vote as an incentive (after all, they are the only ones paying for the services that government supposedly provides). So no one on welfare, no one incarcerated, no one being paid by the tax payer to work (public “service”), etc. should be allowed to vote as they have no stake in the game. Making money and being forced to hand it to a wasteful government would keep the voting base sharper and more conservative. As to six year olds, NO, for the reasons being stated above. They have no wisdom on which to make decisions (from personal observation).
May you live in exciting times.
No
The subject of lowering the voting age was covered in the 1960s movie Wild in the Streets.
Ladies and gentlemen, Professor Full Retard.
The less blitheringly stupid people who think children should vote propose that parents ought to be able to do so on their children’s behalf. In other words, the plan is to give extra votes to Muslims with huge families and “single mothers” who can’t keep their legs closed and have five black babies by five fathers.
Fix the problem and only the problem. Send the Muslims back and spay the sluts with a thing for black pudding.
It’s bad enough that 18 year olds vote. The age should be 24, when one has reached biological maturity.
I proudly cast my first ballot when I was 18. Even then I knew that PET was a bad prime minister.
@ B.A. D. Rupertslander:
Unfortunately too many of the young people think he is the cat’s meow.
It’s only a logical proposal, since most leftist voters exhibit the sum total experience and knowledge of your average 6yo.
Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.
Hmmm….wasn’t there a movie whereby anyone under 30 was sent to the “camps”…back in the late 70’s or so..? and those in the camps were kept blitzed out of their minds out on WindoPane…?
This profound declaration sounds like the precurser event…
Thanks Rupertslander: Wild in the streets…Off by a decade – 1968 no less….wow.
I recall it well.
I gave my 6 year old nephew who said he was “a big person now” $20 as a present.
Then I said as a big person you have to pay income tax to Justin Turdeau and took $6. Then I said he had to pay provincial income tax to Notley and took $3. Next I said he had to pay property tax to Mayor Nenshi and took $1. Next a carbon tax and a sales tax and took $1. Now you have to heat the house $1. Now you have to pay for electricity $1. Now you have to pay your share of the house mortgage and took $4.
With $3 left he was not pleased. I reached out towards the $3 saying “do you wish to eat supper tonight?”
He replied, “Uncle, I’d like to be a little kid again”. So I gave him the money back.
Great life lesson for your nephew! Maybe I’ll try it on my grandkids. As for 6 year-olds getting the vote, I’m not sure it would make a helluva lot of difference; we’ve already got a 6 year-old as PM.
Six year olds already vote, although most died decades ago.