Zone1 Should you have to pay taxes to be able to vote?

[Procrustes Stretched]

The military wants young people because they are immature, inexperienced, idealistic, and malleable. The same reason political parties want them.

you left out malleable and easier to train,,

doesnt changed that they are forced to fight and die for their country,,

I included malleable.

Myths.

Young males have always been the troops. wtf would want an Army of...

never mind

 

[Picaro]

The civics and literacy tests are UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

No they aren't; they weren't made permanent until Richard Nixon's Presidency;LBJ put sunset clauses in the Voting Rights Acts that then expired under Nixon's first term. It was an Act, not a Constitutional Amendment.

 

[Picaro]

Most military never see a war, so it's a moot point.

 

[Picaro]

The military wants young people because they are immature, inexperienced, idealistic, and malleable. The same reason political parties want them.

They lowered the draft age from 21 to 18 for some reason, in the 1960's. Average age for soldiers in WW II was 26; in Viet Nam it was 22. 98% of Viet Nam soldiers came home alive. 2/3's sent over were volunteers, not draftees.

 

[0311]

It’s not a bad idea to flirt with IMO

It’s easy to spend other people’s money, and it’s easy to vote to only get things from the state and not give anything.

It’s easy to vote recklessly if one has no skin in the game.

It’s like 2 parents and 3 kids in a family, and all get a vote. The kids vote for toys, food, vacations, etc while the parents vote for paying the mortgage and saving for retirement. Under this system the family will become homeless and broke.

No, but that has Reich Wing Talking Point for a while. Just property should the only people allowed vote. I own my home free and clear.