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appalachiablue

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10. There were many voter groups registering young people at the March for Our Lives

Reply to elocs (Reply #5)

Sat May 5, 2018, 02:36 PM

May 2018

event in DC and 60 other cities in March, so that's a big push. The youth of this country and world are most impacted, their lives depend on them being aware and involved. And I have faith that they will rise to the occasion, the huge mess they've been left with. It's shameful.

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These Kids Will Bring Them Down ... Eventually. [View all] KPN May 2018 OP

Some of these kids will be voting this fall. :) Hortensis May 2018 #1

4000 a day turn 18 RandomAccess May 2018 #15

There are soon-to-be-18-year-olds around the country who are in the same cohort. Dave Starsky May 2018 #18

Trust so. Their older siblings were thought to be energized Hortensis May 2018 #19

These kids make it a habit to tell the truth. S.E. TN Liberal May 2018 #2

Good habit. In the long run, truth defeats CONs. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #3

That's because they don't have student loans yet. dogknob May 2018 #4

There's some truth to that unfortunate reality. It's one of the main reasons appalachiablue May 2018 #9

That's the modern slavery lunatica May 2018 #13

These kids won't succeed unless they register and vote. Actually show up and vote. elocs May 2018 #5

I'm going to be optimistic about that KPN May 2018 #7

There were many voter groups registering young people at the March for Our Lives appalachiablue May 2018 #10

Parents and grandparents can help them succeed Skidmore May 2018 #11

Absolutely, elders must try to relieve some of the burden the young inherited. appalachiablue May 2018 #12

Voter registration was a big focus of March for Our Lives. Amaryllis May 2018 #16

You need to register to vote, but if you don't choose to vote after being registered elocs May 2018 #17

We have only one hope, that the Republicans are soundly defeated and Cesar is knocked off his horse. olegramps May 2018 #6

Kudos to you for rolling up your sleeves. KPN May 2018 #8

Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2018 #14