According to NBC News, the majority of the Washington, D.C. council as well as the mayor and the Washington Post are pushing a bill that would make the District of Columbia the first place in the nation to allow people as young as 16 to vote in federal elections (including presidential races).

A growing number of cities and states are considering their own ways to expand “civic engagement” to younger people.

I’m not one of those “Children should be seen and not heard&rdquo...