Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics

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Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote.

Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote.

Why not? Who cares if it’s ridiculous and unconstitutional?

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Apr 14, 2023
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Behind the Lines: Rob Roper on Vermont Politics
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Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote.
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PJ O’Rourke famously wrote, giving money and power to politicians is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. Well, if only PJ had lived to see that the Vermont legislature has done him one better by giving to those very same liquored-up teenage boys … and girls… access to actual money and political power.

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