Sunday, September 26, 2010
Voting Age
After a lot of consideration, i have come to the conclusion that maybe it wouldn't be that terrible if voting age were to be lowered. While i think we must be mindful of how young is too young, i think if it were to drop by one or two years that would be acceptable. If you think about it, most teenagers around the age of 16 or 17 can legally drive, be charged for a crime, go to work and even get married with parental consent in some cases. I think that lowering the voting age has a greater potential of helping our country rather than hurting it if we take into consideration the falling voting rates of people between the ages of 18 to 25 that have occurred recently. Maybe by starting earlier, people will find voting to become more of a habit and on top of that be more encouraged to seek out their political opinions.
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i find it interesting that before i read this, i was supporting keeping to voting age 18... but now i think that since 16 and 17-year olds can legally drive, and be charged for crime.. other responsibilities and privilleges may be given to them
ReplyDeleteI really think this is a good consideration. Not only does this teach younger Americans more responsiblity, but it also goes along with the view and law passed before that stated that if 18 year olds can die in war they can vote. This is a good thought.
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