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		charlesju on March 11, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Should children have the right to vote? I think a better question is how can we send our "kids" to die for our country when they can't drink or gamble.

dkokelley on March 11, 2009 [–]

That was the argument for lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. I wonder why drinking and gambling is still restricted to 21. From what I understand there is no federal law against it, but if states allow it then federal money is withheld from the states.

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