The Twenty-sixth Amendment

Section 1.

"The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of age."

Section 2.

"The Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

Section 1.

United States citizens age 18 or older cannot be denied the right to vote by the US, any state, or any person on account of their age.

Section 2.

Congress has the right to enforce this amendment under appropriate law.

Without the younger generation's votes, Hillary would have been in extra trouble in 2016's election. Her supporters relied heavily on the young democrats to help break the glass ceiling, but this election had a low turnout for young voters. In 18-29-year-old voters, Trump got 37% of the vote while Hillary earned 55%.This election had the fourth-lowest turnout in young voters for a republican nominee since 1972.

During World War II in 1942, Franklin Roosevelt lowered the minimum age for the military draft to 18, when the minimum voting age was still 21. 18-20-year-old men were legally old enough to go to war but not vote until 1971 when this amendment was passed. Another accomplishment that is taking decades too long is lowering the drinking age to 18. I think a majority of Americans would agree that if someone is old enough to fight for our country and vote for our President, they should legally be able to have a beer.