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They are sooooooooooo fucking mad that gen z caused the GOP to get wrecked in the midterms lol. Absolutely fuming.

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[โ€“] grahamsz@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It certainly opens a can of worms though, I can see the democrats pushing for 16 (Scotland's done the same and it's further pushed the conservatives out of power there).

It'll also be far easier to fight the GOP proposal in court as there will be people who are actively disenfranchised by raising the age, but it's not clear that existing voters could have standing to sue if we enfranchise younger people.

[โ€“] dingus@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

It is literally enshrined in the 26th admendment.

Do you think they have the votes for a constitutional amendment undoing the 26th? I don't.

It is just something they can run on and never mention again once elected because it has zero chance. Their followers will forget anyway, they always do, just like how they "forgot" they supported Bush and an illegal war in Iraq.