Voting in the United States is for those ages 18+. People who have been to prison are not allowed to vote. In some states, you have to have a home/residence (to have a Voter ID card) so that disenfranchises homeless voters.

But do you think that people 80+ should be allowed the vote? While they tend to be the most consistent voters (because they have the most time on their retired hands), they also have the least to vote for. Voting affects the future, and let's face it, they don't have that long of a future left. Also, they don't really have a clear grasp on what matters in the modern age, and many also suffer from dementia, alzheimer's, etc.

So, what do you think? Should the U.S. put an age limit on voting, and ban people who are just years out from dying from being allowed to vote?


Btw, I love old people like my grandparents and Cher, but sometimes, they are not the people you want deciding on issues that matter for the next 100 years.

They should still be allowed to vote.. look at all the good Madonna has done for the gays

Would you take away her vote?

no but i think there should be a minimum. it should be raised to 21. I mean how can people vote for the president at 18 but not drink alcohol legally until they are 21?

Basically they are saying you are mature enough to determine the who runs our country for the next 4 years but we dont trust you with a can of beer.

I have the deepest respect for our geriatric legends

but they are allowed to die in war and/or rot in prison at 18

And don't you think the future matters more to someone who is 18, than someone who has to wheel his oxygen around in a tank?

LOL. No.

The Cher shade. Have you read her tweets? She's a completely normal person just old but not handicapped or anything geez

And not an age maximum but people with mental diseases in general shouldn't vote

Cher is a lovely old person I would love to play bingo with, not to have deciding on climate change

Ok, maybe just people with Alzheimer's and dementia people, along with bipolar, schizophrenics, etc

what an idiotic thread.

No, that's really stupid.

But Cher is very politically aware, she clocked some politician for his mistakes recently. And she is busy giving concerts so I doubt she wants to play bingo.

The amount of shade already
And no, I don't think there should be an age maximum.

my god, the ignorance.

No age maximum, that is ridiculous.

That's called ageism and it defies all basic human rights. You're going to feel differently when you're old.