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

SW-User · 2024-07-06T02:15:00-04:00

Politics - Should we franchise the right to vote to sixteen year old? The argument for it is that they... (86 replies).

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Extend to franchise.

Leave things as they are.

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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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calicuz · 56-60, M

Not that that is even a real issue or agenda, I would have to say leave things as they are. We aren't even teaching our children to read, let alone mature fast enough to understand politics. Hell, most adults don't understand politics, they just repeat what their favorite news channel, political and religious leaders say. I really don't see any sinister plot to legitimize or legalize pedophilia, but I can certainly see 16 year olds being more liberal than conservative.
I also think we should stick to the original saying: "If their old enough to go to war, they're old enough to vote."