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by potatoe1234 on March 28th, 2008

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Should 16 year old's be allowed to vote? If our money is good enough for the governemnt to take then whats wrong with our opinions? People say we don't understand politics however many of us undertand politics better than many "adults"

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  • by Anon y mouse on March 28th, 2008

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    To vote requires one to have an informed opinion. To have an informed opinion requires that one takes the time to be informed and to make intelligent choices based on that, at least ideally. That being the case, most 16 year olds wouldn't have enough life experience to qualify as being informed and thus it wouldn't be practical or reasonable to expect them to vote. Now in your case that might be different but perhaps learning to at least spell government correctly might be a start.

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    • Or "olds." :o) +2

      Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo

      by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on March 28th, 2008

    • LOL, I missed that one. Thanks

      Anon y mouse

      by Anon y mouse on March 28th, 2008

    • sorry, typing to fast to check.

      potatoe1234

      by potatoe1234 on March 28th, 2008

    • Which is exactly the point Potatoe.

      Anon y mouse

      by Anon y mouse on March 28th, 2008

    • And it's "too," not "to' btw - the first one.

      Anon y mouse

      by Anon y mouse on March 28th, 2008

    • again, my apologies.

      potatoe1234

      by potatoe1234 on March 28th, 2008

    • No need, but you can see why, if you want to be taken seriously, things like this count. You may well have valid and intelligent points to make but not every sixteen year old is that intelligent and if you're arguing that they should have the right to vote, you are, more or less, appointing yourself as being representative. Politics is not a fair game and doesn't often give second chances, unless of course you're a corrupt Republican, in which case you simply get a public slap on the wrist and then get promoted again when the government thinks nobody is looking.

      Anon y mouse

      by Anon y mouse on March 28th, 2008

    • actually, the voting rights act of 1965 states anybody w/ a 6th grade education has enough intelligence to vote.

      wwerewaewrfadssaf

      by wwerewaewrfadssaf on November 10th, 2010

    • Maybe true, but you STILL must be 18 years of age to vote....no matter how stupid you are.

      ccrunch171

      by ccrunch171 on August 24th, 2011

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