Whitehelmets SquareOffs

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Yes

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Sebastiano Pupillo
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Sebastiano Pupillo

Most of the time criminals win the Nobel Peace Prize, so I reckon they qualify.

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Jim Rodney M
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Jim Rodney M

These people are dying for this cause and in spite of 21st Centuries claims the WH work with "terrorists" the reality is the anti-Assad fighters are doing everything they fan to defeat ISIS.

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Nicholas Sebley
Nicholas Sebley

I agree...these are people who responded to the barbaric conditions in Rebel-held Syria by setting up an emergency medical service... becoming First Responders...Given that Assad and Putin now actively target medics, ambulances and hospitals this job is now as dangerous as being on the frontlines.

jack scht
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jack scht

Because these men that come from ordinary civilian backgrounds are the only patriots prepared to risk their lives against the Russian Imperialist genocide and save lives.

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NancySaleh
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NancySaleh

They are a terrorist rescue organization assisting in the destruction of Syria.

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John Goodman
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John Goodman

The White Helmets are part of the fake news manufacture intended to cause outrage against President Assad and to keep the public onside with the US and Western coalition illegal invasion of a sovereign State (Syria). They operate in rebel held areas because they are terrorists.

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USAKingI Food4ThawT
USAKingI Food4ThawT

One Might Include The True Terrorist R Those Who Fund Such Operations?

Visitor
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Visitor

Created by the US,they are part of the ptoble. But then if Obama received one maybe the farce should continue.

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Maureen Johnston
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Maureen Johnston

The White Helmets are volunteers: butchers, bakers, candlestick makers and (terrorists). If they are volunteers why would US/UK etc be giving them millions. Syria already has the real Syrian Civil Defence... White Helmets are the start of the West setting up Shadow State... Assad stay strong.

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Misako Takada-Clark
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Misako Takada-Clark

all available data shows their questionable funding points to their being involved with terrorist groups,also how they magically show up while not really doing anything.

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The Untold Story
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The Untold Story

The White Helmets are members of a Western backed NGO who is pursuing Western NOT Syrian agenda! Their connection with the alQaida group; Jabhat alNusra, is well established! The Nobel Peace Prize is a desperate attempt by the Western financiers, to legitimise this "civil defense" group!

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ArkenStone Press
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ArkenStone Press

Peace-makers do not carry firearms, or chant anti-government slogans....but the white helmets do

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Judith Tanner
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Judith Tanner

A Syrian from Aleppo was recently quoted as saying this "The White Helmets don't rescue anyone. They just drive around in trucks with guns threatening people because they are terrorists." The White Helmets are terrorists. Their videos are propaganda. So a big NO!

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Shelia Cassidy
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Shelia Cassidy

These are terrorists who operate for the CIA and NATO intelligence services to destabilize Syria. They are responsible for the deaths of countless innocent Syrians and need to be jailed, not celebrated. However, I remember US President Obama's Orwellian defense of war as a means for peace.

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David Cooper
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David Cooper

The White Helmets have been exposed by their own videos as Charlatons and terrorist collaborators. The idea that they should be awarded any prize is repugnant. Their only prize should be a fair trial at The Hague.

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Paula Tuttle
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Paula Tuttle

White Helmets are actually the Black Helmets...another inversion of reality!

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David Burton
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David Burton

The Nobel Prizes are prizes the elite give to its favourites. If they give to the white helmets they have legitimacy. We on one hand do not care what Nobel etc. does. It's all THEIR money not ours, but we do have reason to decry the blatant attack on civilized society this represents.

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David Lentini
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David Lentini

They're a false front group.

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Jessica Levy
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Jessica Levy

They are US and NATO funded organisation connect to Al Nusra and Al Qaeda, they were given over $60 million by the US, UK and EU member states.The White Helmet leader, Raed Saleh was deported from Dulles airport on the 18th April 201 as he was on a database of those who were a security risk.

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Juanita McKenzie
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Juanita McKenzie

I've been following every step since the 2003 invasion of Iraq and have learned so much about the tactics and strategies of the US, UK and NATO and the pseudo NGO's that are created to do Empires bidding. The white helmets are obviously exactly as Vanessa Beeley has described.

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`(Harry ,Dillema)
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`(Harry ,Dillema)

Soros funded petrodollar jihadi's recruited for humanitarian propaganda.

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Diane Mantzaris
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Diane Mantzaris

White Helmets are al qaeda in White Helmets! The evidence is in the unedited footage!

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brian g
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brian g

white helmets is a fraudulent organisation that pretends to help all syrians,but works exclusively in alnusra territory, treats syria soldiers bodies with contempt takes money from the western states while claimng independence

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INGSOC
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INGSOC

nothing but lies and propaganda the never ending war continues

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Erik Olsen
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Erik Olsen

Of course not they have been exposed as a western propaganda stunt.

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Tom Stavrou
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Tom Stavrou

they are just an arm of the NATO proxie forces and work with terrorists trying to destroy Syria

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Tamara Otello
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Tamara Otello

Promoted by US and allied propaganda, funded by Soros, they do not work for the interests of the Syrian people ... responsible for keeping the conflict going and they seem to have links with terrorist groups who are waging an US proxy war against a the sovereign nation and its democratically elected

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Angelis Dania
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Angelis Dania

The White Helmets have been exposed as Al Qaeda embedded rescue workers and propagandists. They are funded by the US, which by its own documents has admitted to orchestrating regime change in Syria, and supporting terrorists to that end.

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Christopher Cooper
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Christopher Cooper

Any organisations which is free to roam alongside ISIS and its partners has to be suspect and this group actually PARTICIPATE with them !

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Jürgen Jockel
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Jürgen Jockel

Because the facts are clear, its a foreign propaganda tool and part of extremists groups that dont care for the Syrian people at all.

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CW Seeds
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CW Seeds

White is black in our inverted world.., even the casual observer knows most everything being peddled & parroted is a fraud of varing degrees.., so buckle up its about to get crazy!

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Craig Aaron
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Craig Aaron

The White Helmets are just another tool of propaganda.

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CJB
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CJB

Lies' Lies, and more lies... west backed NGO

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Harry Clark
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Harry Clark

The WH are part of the western backed terrorists who are destroying Syria

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21st Century Wire
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21st Century Wire

US-UK-EU funded, and they work alongside Al Nusra Front terrorists in Syria? I can't believe the Nobel Committee fell for this scam. Pretty bad indeed. That's the end of the Nobel Peace Prize if this is not exposed.

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STEPHEN HARDCASTLE
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STEPHEN HARDCASTLE

Exceellent inormative work from Vanessa

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USAKingI Food4ThawT
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USAKingI Food4ThawT

Because It Will Make The Nobel Peace Prize Foundation & Affiliates Complicit In Cruel & Unusual Punishment Crimes Against Humanity =>A8_10022016

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Neil Roberts
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Neil Roberts

They are basically the eyes and ears of alnusra or alkieda funded by simple minded and dangerouse European and us polititions and their corrupt backers the bankers and the arms industry

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Jim Scott
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Jim Scott

These guys should get a prize for best fiction but they should have got rid of the old videos in which they are armed and killing Syrian children. How on earth do they manage to rescue anyone when they spend so much time shooting short propaganda movies.

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Meriem Kheira Peillet
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Meriem Kheira Peillet

No way! "... was founded by James Le Mesurier, an admitted former British army officer and mercenary with the Olive Group, a private contracting organization that is now merged with Blackwater-Academi into Constellis Holdings..." http://www.globalresearch.ca/white-helmets-ngo-a-rescue-an

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Susan O'neill
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Susan O'neill

They should be on the UN Terrorist Watch List.

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Charlie Watts
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Charlie Watts

Because they are Terrorists funded by UK and America.

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Alan McGettigan
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Alan McGettigan

Give it to Al Qaeda instead, for outstanding assistance to US hegemony.

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PsoNik Aitchison
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PsoNik Aitchison

For all the reasons Vanessa reports on

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L B
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L B

Terrorists should not be given a peace prize, and take Obombers back aswell.

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Yes, I agree.

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No, I disagree.

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Yes, I agree.

5 Comments
Calvin Hamman
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Calvin Hamman

because if a 16 year old can enroll into the army, they should at least be able to vote.

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Don Elsom
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Don Elsom

lots of issues being debated today affect 16 YO for years to come. Most are more informed than people my age.

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Darlene Knox
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Darlene Knox

Only if we bring back civics classes so they understand what they are voting for.

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Mark Clement
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Mark Clement

kids today are a lot smarter than we were at 16. give 'em a chance to prove themselves.

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No, I disagree.

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Joseph Proulx
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Joseph Proulx

Absolutely not! The voting age should be moved back to 21

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John Driscoll
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John Driscoll

There is a strong case for restoring the voting age to 21 with an exception for individuals serving with the military or who have been honorably discharge

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Amy Schrader
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Amy Schrader

Liberals have socialist agenda indoctrinating our kids in the school system. They still live under parents roof, wet behind the ears, NO, NO, NO way they should be allowed to vote yet.

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Kenneth Swipies
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Kenneth Swipies

The age for most activities should be raised, not lowered. Children are still children.

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Sadie Kittelson
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Sadie Kittelson

18 was stupid and this insane.!!!!!!

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Lynn Huntley
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Lynn Huntley

They shouldn't even be allowed to drive. They are NOT mature enough.

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Gramma Jean
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Gramma Jean

NO! Children are not taught civics and are too immature. Two basic reasons. It was an idea brought out by politics, not common sense.

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Kim Varner
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Kim Varner

I have a 16 year old. He’s not competent enough to remember to brush his hair and teeth, put deodorant on, put clean clothes on after you shower. No thanks. Leave it to someone who is older.

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Leslie Ann
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Leslie Ann

Excuse me but... HELL NO... they are NOT all mature enough.

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Kiefer Davis
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Kiefer Davis

ARE YOU PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR MINDS?

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Kathryn Kinney Evans
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Kathryn Kinney Evans

Some 16 year olds are mature enough to vote but I would say 90% are not. Voting is an important act and has to be considered carefully.

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Robyn Ryel
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Robyn Ryel

At 16 you are to influenced by your peers. At that age you are more concerned with what you will wear out Friday night.

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Dilly Powell-Smith
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Dilly Powell-Smith

Because 16 year olds are not mature enough to be making those kind of decisions.

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Teresa Rodriguez
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Teresa Rodriguez

Oregon leaders, in their infinite wisdom just moved the smoking age to 21, now want 21 to buy firearms, can't sign a contract til 18, nor live on their own. Now they want more voters, soooooo

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Bradaigh Holt
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Bradaigh Holt

Absolutely not. It has been scientifically proven that brains (reasoning centers) are not fully developed until age 25.

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Bruce Sharp
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Bruce Sharp

16 is much too young. Wait until they are out of the house and earning their own living. Love their energy and idealism, but needs to be tempered with experience and pragmatism.

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F Hoskins
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F Hoskins

They are not emotionally mature enough for serious choices, can be too reactionary

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Anna Howe
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Anna Howe

They don't know what life is about at 16. Still looking for boy/girl friends.

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Chrissie Wise
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Chrissie Wise

too young to many immature hormones

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Breeauna Sagdal
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Breeauna Sagdal

Tide pods, condom snorting and common core... I rest my case! Salem doesn't trust people to own a gun until 21, but voting on future policy is fine? Have you met today's teens?

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Gladys Graybael
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Gladys Graybael

They not mature or ready to vote, they still out here doing dumbass challenges like sniffing condoms, go missing for 2 days and eating tide pods.

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Fred Farkle
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Fred Farkle

You know, 15 is almost 16, why not them? Drivers license? 15 year olds can get a permit after taking the same test. While were at it, lower the drinking and marijuana ages to 15 also.

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Kevin Crabtree
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Kevin Crabtree

Yeah because we all new everything at 16 at least we thought we did. Heck I think its should be raised to 25 that's when you finally figure out you don't know everything

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sharder8
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sharder8

Tide pods, condom snorting, ice challenge . . . Need I say more?

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Greg and Karen Cross
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Greg and Karen Cross

At 16 children are vulnerable to peer pressure as well as to people in authority persuading their decisions.

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Kathy Todhunter
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Kathy Todhunter

Kids at the age of 16 most likely still live at home with parents, they are not of legal age to make decisions and have not worked full time, paid taxes nor have they paid bills for their own support.

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Bob Harlan
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Bob Harlan

nope they shouldn't be given the right to vote, Legally they aren't responsible for their own lives yet, so why should they be given the privilege of controlling the lives of others.

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Bob Vidourek
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Bob Vidourek

The canals with water improve on scenic value. Piping would degrade this value.

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Georgeanna Condon
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Georgeanna Condon

16 year old minds are still developing and changing. No they are barely old enough to know who they are. If you allow them to vote, might as well let them drink, go to war and handle all other adult r

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Fred Farkle
Fred Farkle

agreed. Wait, they're just kids, you can't expect them to drink and fight. They don't understand the consequences, EXACTLY!

Ka San
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Ka San

Just like smoking and drinking age is 18, as should be the voting age. 16 yr olds are still too much under their parents' authority and would probably just vote however their parents tell them.

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Ken Callison
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Ken Callison

Before you have the privilege of voting, you should have some skin in the game. Like paying taxes. Being old enough to service in the armed forces, be old enough to be accountable for your actions.

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Dave Voiles
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Dave Voiles

For heaven's sake! It's all part of the same lefty agenda, just like immigration. Knowing that young people tend to lean liberal it means more Dem votes. They couldn't care less about the kids rights.

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Michael Wagner
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Michael Wagner

They're still eating tide pods and burning themselves with erasers and want everything for free are you kidding me it should be raised to 21

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Leah Kenville
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Leah Kenville

Children don't understand what is going on in politics at 16.

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Wanda Hancock
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Wanda Hancock

Just because they pay taxes, etc. does not mean they know how to vote.....they don't pay attention and have no interest.

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Dave Cupp
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Dave Cupp

there brains are not fully developed

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Pam Ferguson
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Pam Ferguson

Kids at that age are to vote what parents or other people tell them not using their own mind &/or beliefs. Barely do at 18!!!!!

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Harry D
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Harry D

The Democratic Party is pushing hateful rhetoric, like calling Trump supporters "fascist" and "nazi" to drive people to violence and cause a color revolution. This must stop.

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No

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Fred
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Fred

Trump has called Democrats “scum,” “vermin,” “animals” and “enemies of the people.” When U.S. Rep. Pelosi’s 82-year-old husband was bludgeoned with a hammer by a deranged man, Trump joked about it.

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Harry D
Harry D

'This Is A Both Sides Issue,' Says Side That Shot President Trump, Assassinated Charlie Kirk, Tried To Assassinate Kavanaugh, Tried To Shoot Trump Again, Shot Steve Scalise, Firebombed Governor Shapiro, Tried To Shoot Trump A Third Time..." Babylon Bee - but true.

Max
Max

They are acting like that, yes.

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