“If we 18-year-olds can die for our country, we should be able to vote against the old men who send us to die.” A statement like this exemplifies the push for which amendment to our Constitution?
The statement exemplifies the push for the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. This amendment was passed in 1971 in response to the growing protest against the Vietnam War, which many young people felt they had no say in despite being old enough to be drafted and fight in the war. The amendment was seen as a way to grant more political power and representation to younger Americans.
