Guess who German politicians want to give voting rights to?

KIDS! That’s right, babies, toddlers and teenagers under 18 years old! Toddlers will be able to take a stand on issues such as whether German armed forces should be deployed abroad. Could you imagine what this country would be like if we had our kids here voting? What a freakin’ mess that would be. Actually, they may do a better job than the kids in college due to the fact that their brains aren’t swashing around in a gallon of booze. But seriously, we’re talking toddler’s here people. Toddler’s that suck their thumbs, carry a favorite blanket around and shit their pants. They tried this back in 2005 and it was shot down.

The bill, which has won the cross-party backing of some heavyweight German politicians, would wipe away decades of “exclusion” and “discrimination” against minors, according to its supporters.

Currently the voting threshold in Germany is 18, with an exception in some states, where 16-year-olds are allowed to cast a ballot.

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