Katniss Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I was listening to NPR today and they were running a news story about how Washington, D.C. is considering letting 16-year-olds voting in this year's presidential election. It would be an interesting move for sure. Is this a good idea? Should young people be allowed to have a voice, or are they not mature enough? link to the original story Edited January 18, 2016 by katnisslovestacos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 They should raise the voting age lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweat Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 People at the age of 18 are already stupid enough, I don't get the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Snake Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I say let 'em vote young. Like it'll make a difference. Even disregarding me not giving a damn about politics and who gets in power, age doesn't equal maturity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.V.I.L. Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 1) Make it to 25 since that's when the brain for probmelm solving develops 2) TBH most people don't even vote anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I think it should stay at 18. While some 16 year olds are more than capable of voting, I don't think a huge majority of them have a ready understanding of politics and the U.S. government to be voting. That being said, neither do a lot of 18 year olds. My biggest fear is that lowering the voting age would open the door to a Trump victory, wherein some kids find it funny to vote for him and he would win. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayden Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Lower the voting age. The older voters have always been the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hilaryfan80 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 As a future high school teacher who deals with 16 year olds.... No. The English curriculum for 16 year olds involves logical fallacies and argumentative essays, the stuff that is required to make an informed decision in the presidential election. Everyone should at least go through that education before being allowed to vote. Keep it at 18, or make it 21, but do not allow 16 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katniss Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Honestly I didn't give a crap about politics when I was 16. Even if i had gotten the right to vote then I wouldn't have exercised it, not to mention the fact that I was just another immature teen. Yes, there are 16-year-olds that are mature for their age, but still. I think keeping it at 18 is fine. Edited January 18, 2016 by katnisslovestacos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoBibbles Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Halibut said: People at the age of 18 are already stupid enough, I don't get the point *cries* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Sejima Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 It shouldn't depend on age, it should depend on how much they know enough about politics to make a good decision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushingmayhem Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I can admit that many 18 year olds are not all that responsible in important decision making, people older than 18 can sometimes be more capable of important decisions in comparison. Though its usually people older than 25 or even 30 that are usually more responsible for these kind of things, at that age you are usually more responsible and mature for every decision you make, given that people get more serious with their lives at that age. So yeah, raising the voting age would do wonders in some aspects but at the same time it would kinda contradict the age of majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illiniguy34 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) I don't see good things coming from that tbh. Edited January 19, 2016 by illiniguy34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 It needs to be raised, not lowered. If we can't trust our 18 year olds to drink until they are 21, then how can we trust them to make an important decision like voting on the leader of our country? Besides, most 16 year olds are only concerned about one thing: their peer groups and their career path after high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clappy Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yeah no offense to those under eighteen, but unless the education system is willing to teach them about politics in full detail by the age of sixteen, then that would be the only way to even justify lowering the voting age. Hell, even then, I don't trust that nearly all of them would be able to grasp the importance of such a privilege. Not saying that all sixteen year olds are immature, but with the amount of substituting I have done especially in a high school setting, I think that the voting age should be raised if anything than lowered. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Rose Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 If we let young people vote, Donald Trump will bribe them with free chocolate. America will be doomed. DOOMED!!! (oh wait, I'm British I don't have to worry about Trump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye Q. Krabs Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm fine with the status quo on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 5:37 PM, tvguy said: I think it should stay at 18. While some 16 year olds are more than capable of voting, I don't think a huge majority of them have a ready understanding of politics and the U.S. government to be voting. That being said, neither do a lot of 18 year olds. My biggest fear is that lowering the voting age would open the door to a Trump victory, wherein some kids find it funny to vote for him and he would win. I think it would be really funny if he won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.V.I.L. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 5 hours ago, Teamwork said: I think it would be really funny if he won. KK, I'll see ya in Canada wheen I get deported Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 3 hours ago, E.V.I.L said: KK, I'll see ya in Canada wheen I get deported I don't think they're gonna let him do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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