Gen Z is going to destroy the Republican Party

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6 minutes ago, wdefromtx said:

I see ICHY just gave me a thumbs down instead of answering my question or acknowledging the other. Doesn’t surprise me. 
 

But Ichy is always straight up.

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46 minutes ago, I_M4_AU said:

Really??? How many secret service agents signed a letter stating Hunter’s laptop was Russian disinformation?  

I have no idea.  I really don't spend much time worrying about Hunter's laptop.  I am much more concerned with healthcare, mass shootings and why we are falling farther and farther behind our friends around the globe in quality of life.

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2 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

But Ichy is always straight up.

Obnoxious or idiotic? 

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42 minutes ago, wdefromtx said:

Obnoxious or idiotic? 

Depends on the day.

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13 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

Depends on the day.

you had mad love sugar for trump and he is as obnoxious as hell. the sad thing is you secretly love trump and no one can be as obnoxious as him. this makes you a hypocrite. no one has forgotten you taking up for trump and giving him a pass. he insulted the handicapped and POW's for certain amongst women and basically ANYONE he does not like. so insulting ichy is a very bad look for anyone with a memory.

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21 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

just 5 second sound bites because that is attention span of the younger generation.

That is rich.

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Republicans wonder why the younger generations vote with the Democrats? One side is actively trying to get them to vote, while the other side is trying to take away their voice.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ramaswamy-gen-z-proud-american-military-raise-voting-age-2023-5

Vivek Ramaswamy says Gen Z isn't 'proud to be American.' So he wants to force them to serve in the military if they want to vote.
Katie Balevic May 13, 2023, 1:12 PM CDT

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy seems to think that forcing young people into the military in exchange for their right to vote would help bolster waning "national pride" among Gen Z.

"Not everyone will like this proposal," he admitted on Twitter. His own staff has expressed resistance and even "vehement objections," Politico reported.

In a statement posted to his campaign website, Ramaswamy, who is 37, said he wants to raise the minimum voting age from 18 to 25 unless young people serve in the military, work as a first responder, or pass a civics test.

The candidate said the policy would help address the ongoing recruitment deficit in the US military.

"The United States faces a 25% recruitment deficit in the military and just 16% of Gen Z say they're proud to be American. The absence of national pride is a serious threat to our Republic's survival," he said in the statement. 

Ramaswamy is proposing a constitutional amendment to get this done.

The amendment would raise the voting age from 18 to 25, he said, leaving an exception for those 18 and older who "meet a national service requirement."

"We need to revive civic duty among young Americans," Ramaswamy said on Twitter. "We must be ambitious. I understand not everyone will like this proposal and that it will take persuasion to convince many of its merits, but I'm ready to take that on."

It's unlikely Ramaswamy's plan comes to fruition as constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority of support from the US Congress or the support of two-thirds of state legislatures. It would also conflict with the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which provides US citizens 18 years and older with the right to vote. Ramaswamy would also need to be elected president, which at this point remains a long shot.