Who shouldn’t be allowed to vote

Voting is a privilege, voting is a right, voting is a obligation.

The Constitution has been amended four times to expand voting rights and many federal laws exist to defend the right to vote.

Unfortunately, there are no real requirements to be allowed to vote. As long as you are a citizen and eighteen years old, you can help determine the future of our Country.

The results of that generous criteria can be seen in the state of our Congress and the quality of the people governing us.

My version of logic says there should be some criteria applied to the right to vote, some modest knowledge of how our government works, some basic understanding of economics and global affairs. In other words, there is an obligation that goes with the right and duty to vote.

Are eighteen year olds qualified to vote – knowledge, experience, maturity? I know they can serve in the military, so why not vote?

The brain finishes developing and maturing in the mid-to-late 20s. The part of the brain behind the forehead, called the prefrontal cortex, is one of the last parts to mature. This area is responsible for skills like planning, prioritizing, and making good decisions.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-teen-brain-7-things-to-know#:~:text=The%20brain%20finishes%20developing%20and,prioritizing%2C%20and%20making%20good%20decisions.

The reality is if we were to have any objective criteria based on knowledge of the issues, government operations and the world around us, few Americans would qualify to vote.

So, we have to deal with what we have. Here is a list of the people who definitely should be banned from voting.

• Anyone with more than 5% of their body covered in ink
• Americans with an abundance of gigantic blowups and other decorations on their lawn for every conceivable holiday
• Shoppers who are too lazy to return the shopping cart where it belongs
• Anyone with an income above the national median who says they live paycheck to paycheck
• Workers who don’t participate in an available 401k plan at a level to receive the full employer match
• Individuals who drive around with a large American flag attached to their pickup truck
• Members of families who go into debt in the name of family quality time
• Middle class Americans who can’t save or have an emergency fund more than $1,000
• The person who parks their car twelve inches from yours despite their being 200 empty spaces in the lot
• Those who rely on social media for the facts they need
• Slobs who drop trash wherever they stand
• People who classify things paid for through government as “free”
• Students who incur debt with no idea why or with a plan to use their education.
• Participants on the old Jay Walking

That leaves five of us to run the Country