 Dear Senator Vasconcellos,I’m writing you in support of SCA 19, the minimum voting age amendment to the California State Constitution. I remember back when I was in High School, all caught up in the Rock The Vote movement hyped up by MTV, wishing I was only one year older, an 18 year old adult, so my voice could be heard. I especially love how you’ve thought out far enough to give 16 and 17 years olds half votes, and 14 and 15 year olds quarter votes. This, in my eyes, is brilliant. Following your logic then, Mr. Vasconcellos, I would like to attach a proposal to your initiative and give every living human being, post-birth, the right to vote. The way I see it, we’ll just keep on following your math.
Ages 17-16 get ½ votes I’ve two wonderful nephews with terrifically insightful views on trucks, what makes them go, and the vroom-vroom noises they emit when going “really fast over stuff” and the super-rocket powers they have when they launch “outside of space” with their “super jump wheels”. I just know that when auto-emissions standards or the President’s newfound enthusiasm in space exploration puts new propositions on ballots they’ll be first in line – especially since we use markers now instead of punching chads. I know you probably think I’m kidding or that I’m out of my mind, but my two nephews, one two and the other three, think very much alike. That said, their two votes would most likely sound like one 4 year old child’s, I mean citizen’s vote, and that’s not something to be taken lightly. I would love to hear your thoughts on this, and thank you so much for making a difference.
-Benjamin Smash Ps – I think that bill SB 549 concerning geriatric inmates was brilliant.
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