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Should we franchise the right to vote to sixteen year old?

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Extend to franchise.
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The argument for it is that they will be twenty one by the time the governments term is finished, and the future belongs to them.

If the right to vote is given to octogenarians whose time is nearly past, so should those who hold the future.

This may encourage people to vote throughout their lives. OK, they may make some wrong decisions, lack maturity, but then again di t we all.
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ArtieKat · M
By your reasoning, @SW-User, why shouldn't sixteen-year-olds in the UK be allowed to buy lottery tickets? After all, life itself is a lottery
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@ArtieKat or decide if sunrise deserves Healthcare
SW-User
@MasterLee No, such is the NHS, my wife lost 20% of her eyesight. I took out a large loan so she could have operations to save the rest.

What has this to do with franchising sixteen year olds?
I worked with them most of my life. They have concerns like the rest of us, well integrated citizens of the modern world.. OK a few might vote for the Silly Party, but that is no different than pensioners voting conservative.