The entire voter registration phenomenon is unnecessary; every American citizen should just be automatically registered on their 18th birthday (and we should lower the voting age).

Oct 7, 2020 · 8:46 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I agree that at 18 everyone should automatically be registered to vote but I’m fine with it being 18 and over
What If some American citizens don’t want to be registered? Is that okay? Many people are away at college in another state when they turn 18. In WHICH state would they be “automatically registered”? With ideas as immature as this, it’s no wonder you want 16 year olds to vote.🙄
Replying to @marwilliamson
Unfortunately one of the major political parties in our country holds it as a core belief that it should be as hard and inconvenient as possible for Americans to vote.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Since 18 year olds have such good judgment we should let those under 18 vote? Given how much later young people mature these days I’d argue the opposite.
Replying to @marwilliamson
That would be too easy.
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yeah, here in Holland we don't have that stupid registration system. Every voter just gets his or her invitation. And for national parliament, 80% does come and vote. The downside is, we have this #Bevolkingsregister and each dutch inhabitant has a #BSN. netherlandsworldwide.nl/livi…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Lower the voting age???? That’s crazy!! Raise it if anything!!
Replying to @marwilliamson
I think that registering to vote is largely about the necessity of being registered for a particular location.
This is how it works in (other) developed nations. Same goes for universal healthcare. 2 non issues. ¯\(°_o)/¯
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