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[Katherine Taft]

I believe that in most ways- having colleges to enforce voting on the youth is great, but what good does this do?  At the age of seventeen- I am proud to live in America but the value of politics are low in the United States public schools. I have watch many 18-24 yr. olds give their vote to per se "Look Cool" or have it on their record that they are a competent citizen of the US.  These so called youth voters have no clue of what they are voting for nor do they care.  I do believe that having a right to vote at 18 is good, but what good is it if they have no clue what they are voting for?  Most 18 year olds are naive and yet love the right of voting because the state says they have done something worth their time.  Take for instance, President Kerry is a "all Hollywood Man".  He takes the minds of young ones and glamors up the poles in order to cheat out the real reason for election days that come.  I have realized that this is politics but what is the true reason for voting and to have a president that will not just take care of the wonderous things to come for the young generation, but also take care of the real life problems that these naive children are about to face.  In conclusion- the government should put in more political teachings or take out the 18-24 yr. age group from the voting booths.

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[Federal Dog]

"I believe that in most ways- having colleges to enforce voting on the youth is great, but what good does this do?"

What a strange form of totalitarianism, though I give you credit for being so open about it. The obvious question is: How could "forcing the vote" on anyone be "great?"

In answer to your question, forcing students to vote does no good at all.

[John]

That's the really funny/sad thing:  it seems you really can't figure out what you've said that would clearly show that  "educators" like yourself are the reason that educators and parents and citizens like myself are not going to willingly allow universities to take anything like a proactive role in "educating" students how to vote.

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[A.D.]

"And for those of you who keep asserting that the only legitimate role for colleges and universities is to educate students in the narrow classroom sense .. : what planet do you live on?"

A planet that hopes NOT to go bankrupt due to naive, well-intentioned over-spending.

A planet prepared to do whatever is necessary to stop that ridiculous, unsustainable waste of resources, including de-funding and spending caps.

Anyone who thinks there is an unlimited amount of cash and that the world is financed like ATMs operate is a fool and an idiot.

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