The Case for an Older Voting Age With Conditions

America is losing its national pride. Only 23% of adults under 30 say patriotism is very important to them, and 23% of Americans under 25 vote. Here’s a counterintuitive solution: Make voting harder.

I urge Congress to propose a constitutional amendment that would require young Americans to earn the right to vote by fulfilling a civic-duty requirement. The amendment would raise the voting age to 25 except for young adults who either fulfill a service requirement—at least six months in the U.S. military or a first-responder role—or pass the civics test administered to naturalizing immigrants.