Teenage candidates for the
Kansas governor race spoke at a forum in Lawrence in October. From left,
Ethan Randleas, 17; Alexander Cline, 17, a candidate for lieutenant
governor; Jack Bergeson, 16; Tyler Ruzich, 17; and Dominic Scavuzzo, 17.Credit
Christopher Smith/Agence France-Presse - Getty Images
If Donald Trump can be taken seriously as the president of the United States, I see no reason why a teenager running for the post should not become the governor of Kansas. Never mind that he's not old enough to vote.
In a state where the youth voting rate is even worse than the dismal
national average, more than half a dozen Kansas teens are
running for statewide office in 2018 — a sort of viral movement
against apathy that could, in theory, make a high school
student governor.
Naturally, adults are trying to stop it.
Based on responses some youthful candidates gave to mainstream media, the young people sound straightforward. Whether they lack depth is hardly a question that needs asking in an era when prevarication seems to pass for historical perspective.
I've long been of the opinion that adolescence is it's own form of mental illness, delusional, impulsive, etc. But the crop of geriatrics we have running things now seem equally engaged in their second childhood. So I'm thinking little would change, dunno.
I've long been of the opinion that adolescence is it's own form of mental illness, delusional, impulsive, etc. But the crop of geriatrics we have running things now seem equally engaged in their second childhood. So I'm thinking little would change, dunno.
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