Tomorrow's Politics S.S

What is it?        In class, we watched three Ted Talks. All the videos were based on the idea of bipartisanship. This is when the two political parties can go across the aisle and work together on issues. I think that your political party shouldn’t get in the way of deciding on important issues for the country. We’re called the United States. Yet if in the House of Representatives and the Senate, we aren’t coming across the aisle to talk to each other, then we aren’t really “united” are we? We should all be trying to work together to do what's best for our county. Bridge the great divide, if you will. Yes, the two parties have different views, but we should be working together to incorporate a sort of compromise.                                                      ...

  Why the Voting Age Should be 16 The voting age is always something that has been a topic of debate. Around the time of the Vietnam War, the voting age was 21. During this time there was a massive uprising to change the voting age from 21 to 18. It was successfully changed and now in this country when you’re turned 18 you can vote on election day. Now in the 21st century, a new voting age has been proposed; 16. Maggie Astor, an author for The New York Times states that “Fifty years later, there is a nascent movement to change the voting age again - this time to 16”. While this idea isn’t completely new, it's still not in the spotlight quite yet. For this to change would be a huge leap in politics and voting rights.    Prexel Why Lower? I believe that the voting age should indeed be lowered to 16, for numerous reasons. When you’re 16, you start to inherit all these responsibilities. It's when you get a license, maybe your first job. All these things require you, to in a s...