A Report from the Front

ASFAR's representative to the Minnesota committee determining the fate of the voting age bill deemed the presentation quite promising.

Miranda Dwyer, along with members of YouthSpeak and several high school and junior high students made a thought-provoking presentation to the committee.  Although issues were raised with the maturity and responsibility involved with lowering the voting age to 16, proponents of the bill countered that driving a car could kill you, voting could
not.  Presentations also included a video, and quote from the Constitution.

After the presentation, Dwyer was interviewed for the Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Daily.

ASFAR will keep you informed of the bill's progress, which now must be voted on by the committee.

- Submitted by Matthew Havens