Why would Republicans want to raise the voting age? #shorts

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[psyo]

if the government can tax you like an adult, you should be able to vote like an adult

[NightfallShadow]

LOWER the age of ALL Government officials from UNLIMITED....to 60.

[wolf-mvdr]

They should have a max age you can be to run for president honestly. Kinda getting tired of them pulling out random people from nursing homes

[DiddyCitrus]

I'm just going to say this, no taxation without representation.

[mangostripes]

If he were to raise to voting age, he definitely should raise the taxation age too. “No taxation without representation”…right America?

[AdvYap]

"Taxation without representation" is already broken, we don't need to break it further.

[ChrisControversial]

Raise the military age as well then. If you can serve you should have the right to vote.

[lancelondon]

If we can expect 18 year olds to die in our wars than they should have the right to vote.

[MP-du]

If we’re going to do that, we should require seniors to pass a cognitive test before they can vote.

[tonydai]

When convincing the voters doesn’t work, stopping then from voting should do the trick.

[ShadowNinjaMaster]

If voting age gets raised to 25 I retroactively want those 7 years of taxes back. All of it.

[conloon]

As a 20 year old, his idea has a lot of merit. Just make sure we're not taxed till we're 25;)

[CrustyLeon]

If I'm old enough to be drafted for war then I should be able to vote

[BirdMoose]

Imagine paying your taxes, serving on a jury, and then being told you're too young to vote.

[waffler-yzgw]

the guy who said "no taxation without representation" is sobbing right now

[michaelh]

If you can’t vote, you shouldn’t be taxed. You are opening a whole new can of worms my dude.

[Micklemoose]

Counterproposal, everyone over 50 has to take a cognitive test before they are allowed to vote. We don't want demented people ruining our elections.

[austing]

No Taxation without representation!!! Tax exemptions for all those under 25 if you raise the voting age.

[eostyrwinn]

The republican strategy to winning elections has shifted from trying to get more people to vote for them, to trying to stop anyone who isn't voting for them from voting

[hooting-ton]

"Most eighteen year olds hate the republican party, so lets make sure they can't vote!"
- Some genius