Can serve and now can vote

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.


This amendment is the one that lowers the voting age from 21 to 18. The thought behind that is that if an individual is old enough to serve in the military they are old enough to vote.


Youths vote

This article talks about the percentage increase of youth voters for the 2008 elections. As a youth voter, I felt obligated to cast my vote to choose who will represent me. Being able to vote at the age of 18 connected me to my true patriotism.