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During the [[Viet Nam War]], some politicians argued that if men at age 18 were old enough to be drafted into military service, then they should be old enough to vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/08sf/youthvote.html|title=Old Enough to Fight, Motivated Enough to Vote|work=FDU Magazine|date=Summer/Fall 2008|accessdate=February 3, 2015}}</ref>  In response, Congress attempted to lower the voting age to 18 for all elections in the Voting Rights Act of 1970, but the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not set the voting age for state elections in ''[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/400/112 Oregon v. Mitchell]'', 400 U.S. 112 (1970).  The states ratified this Amendment in record time - less than four months after Congress passed it.

During the [[Viet Nam War]], some politicians argued that if men at age 18 were old enough to be drafted into military service, then they should be old enough to vote.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/08sf/youthvote.html|title=Old Enough to Fight, Motivated Enough to Vote|work=FDU Magazine|date=Summer/Fall 2008|accessdate=February 3, 2015}}</ref>  In response, Congress attempted to lower the voting age to 18 for all elections in the Voting Rights Act of 1970, but the Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not set the voting age for state elections in ''[http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/400/112 Oregon v. Mitchell]'', 400 U.S. 112 (1970).  The states ratified this Amendment in record time - less than four months after Congress passed it.

Currently, some moderates and conservatives have called for raising the voting age back to 21, due to low turnout among people under age 21 and university professors indoctrinating students with liberal propaganda, as evidenced by the [[SEIU]]'s endorsement of [[Barack Obama]] and his popularity among adults under age 21. Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), for example, said "Lowering the voting age was a mistake. We did it basically out of guilt."<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx-XNd_aQes</ref>

Currently, some moderates and conservatives have called for raising the voting age back to 21, due to low turnout among people under age 21 and university professors indoctrinating students with liberal propaganda, as evidenced by the [[SEIU]]'s endorsement of [[Barack Obama]] and his popularity among adults under age 21. Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), for example, said "Lowering the voting age was a mistake. We did it basically out of guilt."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx-XNd_aQes</ref>

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