High school students in Lowell, Massachusetts want to vote. They have started a campaign to have the voting age lowered from 18 to 17 for local Lowell elections. The campaign is in response to cuts that were recently made to their high school classes. The students felt like they should have had a say. The measure to allow the 17 year olds to vote has already passed a committee in the state legislature. Now it moves on to the full House where it must pass before it then goes to the city residents for a referendum.

On the one hand, I guess it is a good thing that these students seem to give a flying Krispy Kreme about their education. On the other hand, a 17 year old capable of rational thought is definitely the exception, not the norm. If anything, the voting age in this country should be raised … after all, studies show that you aren’t even capable of rational thought until your mid-twenties. This is why college-age students are always the ones protesting some mindless issue on college campuses, because they are at that magical time in life where they have all the answers and are incapable of processing any of the repercussions.

Speaking of the youth vote, take a look at how Dear Ruler is now faring among younger voters, who voted for him in record numbers in 2008.