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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 05:40:09 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   Young people: The GOP is floating an amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25. Vivek Ramaswamy is openly promoting it. They’re scared of your votes and want to silence you. Act appropriately in 2024.

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     birdpoof (birdpoof@universeodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 07:47:36 JST birdpoof

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     @georgetakei

     Meanwhile GOP also want to lower the gun-owning age to toddlers, probably.

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     Cinnamon Mistwood (cinnamonss@universeodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 11:09:43 JST Cinnamon Mistwood

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     @georgetakei Right, so then no military service, drinking, prison/jail, employment, marriage, or driving until 25 either? I mean if you're not old enough to make your own decisions, then the government should be protecting you, right? If under 25s are still children, then they should still get the same benefits as any other kid - free schooling and everything.

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     AnneTheWriter (annethewriter1@universeodon.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 16:48:57 JST AnneTheWriter

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     @georgetakei
     If the #GOP thinks a female is old enough to be a mother, then she should be old enough to vote.

     Of course, for them, that would mean lowering the voting age to 11 or 12.

     #Voting #Abortion #AntiAbortionLaws #WomensRights #VoterSuppression #VoterSuppressionBill #Republicans

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     Frank Frank (frankfrank@newsie.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:29 JST Frank Frank

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     @georgetakei

     Vivek Ramaswamy: the new Bobby Jindal not taking his own advice of "being the stupid party."

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     Flaming June (juneussell@mas.to)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:31 JST Flaming June

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     @georgetakei The replies to this suggesting alternative constituencies who should be denied a vote! Some people just don’t get it.

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     Jimbo (jimellisuk@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:33 JST Jimbo

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     @georgetakei if that floats in the states; expect something similar UK. When the us sneezes; we catch it's cold.

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     Stephen Cox Author (stephenwhq@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:34 JST Stephen Cox Author

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     @georgetakei

     The Republicans think you are old enough to have a baby at ten but not old enough to vote until 25.

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     Normal Guy Voted For Harris (normalguy@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:36 JST Normal Guy Voted For Harris

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     @georgetakei No fing way that the R party can do that. Soldiers as young as 18 can go kill enemy on the battle field at 18 yet they can’t vote until 7 seven years later. That is ludicrous!

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     tychosoft (tychosoft@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:38 JST tychosoft

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     @georgetakei incidentally almost all countries today have a voting age of 18. Some have it lower. Only UAE, that "bastion" of democracy, has 25.

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     Jeremy Daniele (jdaniele@techhub.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:39 JST Jeremy Daniele

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     @georgetakei https://apnews.com/article/vivek-ramaswamy-voting-age-2024-president-ea1429836e8f809fbf301b7b027f4ab9

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     Empiricism (empiricism@sustainability.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:46 JST Empiricism

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     @nach @GhostOnTheHalfShell @georgetakei

     There is a certain satisfaction in blocking explicit racists. Rather than giving them the attention they so desire.

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     Yamaha TMax 560 (nach@bae.st)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:47 JST Yamaha TMax 560

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     @empiricism @GhostOnTheHalfShell @georgetakei why are you guys all niggers?
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     Empiricism (empiricism@sustainability.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:48 JST Empiricism

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     @GhostOnTheHalfShell @georgetakei

     😅

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     GhostOnTheHalfShell (ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:50 JST GhostOnTheHalfShell

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     @empiricism @georgetakei every sperm is precious

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     Empiricism (empiricism@sustainability.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:51 JST Empiricism

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     @GhostOnTheHalfShell @georgetakei

     Well, lets look at the facts, the folk that some people vote for why not give the vote to babies?

     Gaa Gaa for a Republican & Goo Gaa for a Democratic (noting that Goo + Gaa takes a little more cognitive processing)

     I am only half joking as I've met some relatively intelligent babies that I think would do a better job than Trump.

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     GhostOnTheHalfShell (ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:52 JST GhostOnTheHalfShell

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     @empiricism @georgetakei since 10 yr olds can give birth, start there

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     Empiricism (empiricism@sustainability.masto.host)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:38:53 JST Empiricism

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     @georgetakei

     The liberal (not the ridiculously named neoliberal) should float an amendment to lower the voting age to 16.

     Or perhaps the actual age of maturity of Trump, 8-year-olds ;)

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     Sasyecat (sasyecat@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:39:07 JST Sasyecat

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     @georgetakei this is just short of "only property owners can vote," which is their end game.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:39:08 JST clacke

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     @kechpaja apnews.com/article/vivek-ramas…
     /via techhub.social/@jdaniele/11091…

     @georgetakei

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     kechpaja (kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com)'s status on Sunday, 20-Aug-2023 23:39:10 JST kechpaja

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     @georgetakei Link please? This is the one place I've seen this mentioned.

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     JacobRPG 🫘 (jaykass@universeodon.com)'s status on Monday, 21-Aug-2023 01:27:09 JST JacobRPG 🫘

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     @georgetakei the true patriots and democracy-believers. /sarcasm