![]() ![]() The last time Americans were bothered about the age of enfranchisement was more than 35 years ago, when 18-year-olds were being ordered to the Vietnam battlefield three years before they could go to the ballot box. ![]() If that sounds farfetched, it’s because in this country, at least, not a lot of people spend time debating the age at which a citizen can begin to vote, let alone whether a baby-faced 16-year-old should. Then she’ll head to the polls, where she’ll cast a vote on a bond issue for a new prison, a referendum on property taxes, and the races for governor, senator and president of the United States. After school, she’ll have a rehearsal of her high school musical, “High School Musical.” She’ll instant-message her friends about that ridiculous question on the trig test, and she’ll drive to the mall for a burger with her boyfriend. ![]() IT is a nippy November Tuesday and your 16-year-old has her day all planned out. ![]()
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