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Vivek Ramaswamy wants to end birthright citizenship—a longstanding American policy codified in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution—and take away young people’s right to vote, all in one fell swoop.
The presidential candidate made the call Thursday night on CNN, after being asked about his opponents, Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, vowing to end birthright citizenship. “For a period of time, I think it’s going to be necessary,” Ramaswamy said.
But the young gun was not satisfied just being in agreement with the leading duo in the Republican race-to-the-repressive-bottom.
“I’ll actually go one step further on this, Abby, is that I don’t think someone just because they’re born in this country, even if they’re a sixth generation American should automatically enjoy all the privileges of citizenship until they’ve actually earned it,” Ramaswamy told CNN’s Abby Phillip. “So one of the things I’ve said is that every high school student who graduates from high school should have to pass the same civics test that every immigrant has to pass in order to become a citizen of this country.”
Surveys in the past have shown that most people would likely fail a basic multiple choice citizenship test; one survey found just 36% of respondents actually passing such a test. And given Republicans’ all-out assault on public school education, it’s unclear what their plan would be to up those numbers.
After publishing, Ramaswamy senior adviser Tricia McLaughlin said the proposal refers “to civic duty voting via constitutional amendment.”
According to Ramaswamy’s website, this would mean raising the voting age to 25, while still generously “allowing all Americans to vote at age 18” only if they serve at least six months in the military or as a first responder, or pass the citizenship test.
Yet another successful pair of Republican talking points: seizing the right to vote from young people, and forcing people to join a military that has used trillions of American dollars to wreak carnage across the world, and leave its foot soldiers out to dry upon their return.
Anyhow, Ramaswamy’s brilliant proposal to seemingly strip citizenship from so many Americans came after Phillip noted that both of Ramaswamy’s parents are immigrants, and so birthright citizenship “was in play” for him when he became a citizen.
Yet, instead of making the citizenship process easier to navigate, Ramaswamy instead wants to make it harder for anyone to be a citizen. More than that, the presidential candidate’s formulation lays out tiers of citizenship—a matrix in which, until one passes this test, they would be a second-class citizen. While this country already treats scores of people—immigrants, LGBTQ people, laborers, the homeless, and young people—as such, Ramaswamy thinks that unfair treatment should be legally bound.
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Oh, Republicans would LOVE to prevent young people from voting. And it is easier for them to be FOR that than what they really want: for all non-white, non-“straight” people to be banned from voting too.
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AN OPEN LETTER to THE PRESIDENT & U.S. CONGRESS; STATE GOVERNORS & LEGISLATURES
Stand Against Voter Disenfranchisement: Keep Voting Age Fair!
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to any efforts to increase the voting age to 21 or older. Recent proposals by some Republicans to raise the voting age are deeply concerning and would unjustly infringe upon the civic duties of legal adults.
It is important to remember that many of our nation's founding fathers, including James Monroe at 18, Aaron Burr at 20, Alexander Hamilton at 21, James Madison at 25, and more, were all young adults when they played pivotal roles in shaping our country. Denying young adults their right to participate in our democracy would contradict the very principles upon which our nation was founded. Would you have prevented these American legends knowing they were capable of greatness?
The notion that if someone is "old enough to fight, they are old enough to vote" holds true today. Young adults contribute to society in meaningful ways and deserve to have a say in the decisions that impact their lives and their futures. If 18-year-olds are fighting and dying for you, you must listen to their voices!
Furthermore, restricting voting rights disproportionately affects already disadvantaged minority voters. We should be working to include and strengthen our populace, including BIPOC Americans, reformed citizens seeking reintegration into society, and our extremely motivated youth. We must work to strengthen voting access for all American citizens, not limit it.
In the words of our American colonials who fought against their British rulers, "Taxation without representation is tyranny." Denying young adult Americans their right to vote would undermine the core principles of our democracy that we have held since day one.
I urge you to oppose any measures that seek to raise the voting age and instead support efforts to protect and expand voting rights for all eligible citizens.
Thank you for considering my perspective on this critical issue.
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Lowering the voting age is a huge youth liberation issue. I support 16 as the voting age in state and federal elections and 13 being the voting age in local elections.
Yes, including school board elections. Kids (13+) should be allowed to vote for their own school board.
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I refuse to get behind this recent movement to put a cap on the voting age. it's ageist, simple as that. im sure others have said it better than i will but just because someone is voting a way that you don't like doesn't mean you get to take away their right to vote. besides, you have no fucking idea when someone is going to die. if the cap is at 80 someone could live another 20 years and have no influence on policies that could affect them. not to mention laws and programs that benefit the elderly would no longer be a priority and could disappear overnight, fucking people over completely. protecting voters' rights means protecting EVERYONE'S rights, not just those you agree with.
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My demands on policy makers - seriously now:
Abolition of all climate-damaging subsidies such as on kerosene!
More speed with the mobility turnaround!
Prohibition of the privatization of basic necessities of life like water!
Lowering of the voting age to 16 years with solid political basic information!
Access to good education for all, throughout life!
Regulation against fake news, hate speech - and the misuse of AI!
A supply chain law for all imported products and services!
No more patronage politics!
Generational justice!
Women in power!
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The voting age
the voting rights act of 1965 says that people who have completed 6th grade education have enough intelligence to vote. 16 year olds mostly have completed 6th grade.
also, who do you think should be trusted more: 16 year olds or 80 year olds?
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Voting Age Worldwide, 2016.
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The GOP is trying to change the voting age, but not the draft age or the legal age to buy firearms. smh Absurdity.
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some american conservatives wanna raise their voting age to 25 while in my country we've had the voting age at 16 for a while and no issue's come out of that
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I feel like the voting age should CONSISTENTLY be 2-3 years below the age of enlistment. That way someone can have a say in government decisions before those decisions can cost your life.
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