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'''Section 1'''. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

'''Section 2'''. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 

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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.

Ultimately, the age of majority would be lowered to 18 (though, for some activities, such as purchase of alcohol or tobacco, the age would be raised back to 21).

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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