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originally posted by: Skywatcher2011
No...16 yr olds are not familiar with politics and their brainwashing techniques. Now is a dangerous time to be asking that considering how fake news and media are biased for the DNC. America would be ruined faster than you know it if kids were allowed to vote at that age.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
This was the question on our local news station.
Should we lower the voting age to 16?
I think the overwhelming response was no, but I think it was more to start to get the question in people's minds.
All I have to say it watch this video and decide if kids should be able to vote:
www.delish.com...
originally posted by: Fowlerstoad
a reply to: JAGStorm
Hmm … okay, well, sure, lower the voting age to 16, but please then also lower the age of consent, drinking age for alcohol, age to purchase nicotine, etc..
If you are an adult, and can vote, you should be adult enough to handle all that other stuff too.
I would have loved that back when I was 16 !!! Go Go Go!!!!
Only if 'none of the above' is an option, then I'd agree.
originally posted by: Chadwickus
Perhaps making it compulsory is a better place to start..?
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: JAGStorm
I think you should get to vote at 30. Also, you should have to earn your citizenship.
Become a commissioned citizen and vote!
Military service, education or labor gets you a green card. Take a test and have a 2-year proving period.
Then you are a citizen.
Would you like to know more?
originally posted by: Chadwickus
a reply to: CornishCeltGuy
Hmm well I was going to check out the article in the OP to see if there was any reasoning behind it, like to increase voter turnout, which would make sense.
I instead got something about a pregnant turkey!
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: BrianFlanders
I agree with you. That's why I specified 3 distinct paths to citizenship. Labor, education or military service. There could be more.
originally posted by: tadaman
a reply to: BrianFlanders
No more taxes. No
No one has a right to exist, though they do. No one has a right to anything.