Is Vivek insane?

[Initech]

Link to tweet

Oh who am I kidding? Of course he is. My brother is a first responder (emergency disaster management). His employers do not take shit from anyone. And he's also said that there are no do overs in his profession. You fuck up even slightly once, you're gone. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. This seems not only like a terrible idea, but potentially disastrous and deadly.

[Hekate]

1. No, just your basic authoritarian wannabe

[GoCubsGo]

10. Wipes his ass with the Constitution, too, no doubt.

Especially with that part containing the 26th Amendment, which guarantees those 18 years and older the right to vote, whether he likes it or not. He has no fucking say in the matter, regardless of what office he might hold. I'm willing to bet this pompous asshole has never even read the Constitution.

[brush]

2. Definitely nuts. Who is he to decide who gets to vote and at what age?

This guy is just running so he can write a book after the campaign.

[Initech]

6. Yeah and also to ignite the propaganda flames.

They're definitely coming for the youth vote, because authoritarians want absolute power and that's the only way they will get it.

[brush]

9. It's going to backfire on them as GenZers voted more heavily...

then previous young voting cohorts. Somebody trying to restrict their votes and make it so they can vote at 18 is just going to spur them to the polls.

They already hate trump and the Dobbs decision.

[Solly Mack]

3. I gues that means he served in the military? Didn't vote until he was 25?

Took a citizenship test at 18? Was a first responder?

No?

Figures.

Rules and hoops for thee but not for me.

[misanthrope]

14. No, he made his money in hedge funds

Like a real salt-of-the-earth, sweat-of-his-brow, bootstrappy type.

[Solly Mack]

16. Oh, well then. Of course he knows best. He's the very definition of being smart in America.

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. Nah, just a giant douche pathetically yelling "Look at meeee! Please someone, anyone!!". nt

[tanyev]

5. Does he think this would only affect Democrats?

Because I’ll bet it would take out a lot of Republican votes, too.

[Irish_Dem]

7. The GOP is terrified of young voters, they are liberal.

And refuse to the see the world the way the GOP wants them to.

[musette_sf]

8. FYYFF

that is all

[Upthevibe]

11. Initech.............

Well, the 26th Amendment may interfere with his plans.....right........

[Eugene]

12. No. The GOP has given up on young voters. He wants to exclude them with select exceptions.

Police and soldiers tend conservative, and he's fine with them.

Other conservatives have pitched similar ideas, and some go further than Vivek.

[Silent Type]

13. I like the idea of "first responder" type service, but not tied to voting.

[Bev54]

15. I truly feel that these evil morons are coming up with idiot ideas just to see who

can out do the other with the stupidest one.

[PortTack]

17. Obviously hasn't read the constitution and it's amendments

[mountain grammy]

18. They're all insane

I’m sick of them.

[PufPuf23]

19. This clown birthed this idea only to pander for votes.

Repulsive.

[RainCaster]

20. First responders want very little to do with 18 year olds

They need to have 3+ years of specialized training along with at least two years of volunteer service before being considered for a permanent position.

[hay rick]

21. He has more original recycled ideas...

From a mostly approving George Will article:

Making Social Security and Medicare sustainable? Painless: Neither benefit cuts nor revenue increases needed because sustained 5 percent economic growth is attainable partly by "abandoning the climate cult, drilling more, fracking more, burning coal unapologetically."

[Warpy]

22. So he thinks firefighters, police and EMTs can be replaced by 18 tear old kids with no training

I hope all those people are paying close attention to this guy because he desperately needs an education.

I can't begin to wrap ,my head around this kind of ignorance. Most of those 18 year old kids wouldn't see 19.

I do agree they should be able to pass the test, something I think voters and people who hold public office whether elected or appointed, should also be able to do.

(Yes, I passed it, it's online)

[C Moon]

23. Voting age around the world:

https://blog.batchgeo.com/voting-age-around-the-world/

No other countries come CLOSE to 25. This guy's a fucking idiot.

[moniss]

24. It's all a grift to

get donations he can launder into his pocket.

[Grokenstein]

25. Straight out of "Starship Troopers"

You remember! The big "fascists versus space bugs" movie. Except military service was the requirement for citizenship.

But you know...baby steps.

[orleans]

26. so basically he doesn't want the 18-24 yr old vote.

sounds about right.

[Mike Niendorff]

27. 26th Amendment

26th Amendment, 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."


https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-26/


MDN

[Midnight Writer]

28. I agree there should be a test to qualify to vote. It should have one single question.

"If a politician tells you that they are going to build the biggest border wall in history, big enough to be seen from outer space, and Mexico is going to pay for it, would you believe him?"

[WhiskeyGrinder]

29. Calling him insane because of his policy position is ableist.