Constitutional Issues
Protecting Constitutional Rights Regarding Age
Be it resolved that the Republican Party opposes all efforts to deny rights and privileges to adult citizens based solely on their age. We further state that all rights and duties of citizenship that are granted based on age, including but not limited to voting, involuntary military service, signing legal contracts, owning or possessing firearms, consenting to medical treatment, being charged as an adult with a crime, using alcohol or tobacco, getting married, and paying income taxes should be conferred when a citizen is an adult at the same age, whatever that age may be. Conferring the duties of citizenship at one age while conferring the privileges of citizenship at a different age is an unconstitutional practice in violation of the 14th Amendment.