Having dumbed down recent generations of children and their parents through an educational system slanted toward socialism and away from our Judeo-Christian form of capitalism, Democrats are now pressing to disrupt the very system that allowed them to be. The latest forays into locking up the path to and perpetuation of power are eliminating the Electoral College and changing the voting age to 16. Both would require changes to the Constitution and while they seem far-fetched, there are far too many who think these are good ideas.
The change to the Electoral College essentially pits urban against rural areas. The demographics are obvious with population centers dominating where voters reside. The Founders knew very well that small states would be ignored if there were no balancing mechanism, hence the Electoral College and to a certain extent, the Senate. It would be nice to dismiss out of hand the notion of a popular vote deciding the Presidency, but there is no bottom to the deviousness of those seeking control.
I was around when the voting age was lowered to 18. (It coincided with changes to drinking laws that came and went at just the right time for me!) The argument made then was if boys can go fight and die in the jungles of Viet Nam, they sure as hell should be able to vote. I suppose a similar argument could be that 16 year olds are old enough to drive therefore they should be able to vote. Could free video games be the next campaign promise?
Current Day Publius 