<p>anybody with me?
discuss</p>
<p>no. keep it the same</p>
<p>No. I know too many teenagers that would vote for the sake of voting without giving thought to who they were voting for.</p>
<p>No. Most kids are stupid.</p>
<p>no. most kids are too ignorant to even identify 2 candidates of 2008's election.</p>
<p>Yes. Most people are stupid anyway. Common, 50% of them voted for Bush. That tells something.</p>
<p>I personally think that most kids that actually would go out and vote woulf be politcally aware</p>
<p>those that were less so would not make the effort
and if less aware adults can vote, why cant the most aware 16 year old get that right as well?</p>
<p>Too often we are legislated on without our consent.
ticking? me off......</p>
<p>mr.chipset, haha. :) </p>
<p>ps, thejadedjr, are you in nyra?
Personally, I think that too many kids are ignorant, though adults are ignorant too. I mean, 50% of them voted for bush too.</p>
<p>i'm in the process of starting a chpater because i really think the voting age should be lowered to 16</p>
<p>the government decisions that are being made now are going to be raising OUR taxes in the future, not to mention screwing around with the education system we are currently are a part of</p>
<p>Lowering the voting age is a bad idea. My Ap government teacher presented a good argument for raising the voting age. That was last semester though so dont really remember too well haha.</p>
<p>beefs, if the voting age was lowered, maybe those "most kids who are too ignorant" would be able 2 identify 2 candidates of '08's election</p>
<p>If we lower the voting age, the majority of the kids would vote for who ever their parents were voting for.</p>
<p>I feel that teenagers old enough to work should be able to vote. It is unfair that they have to pay taxes but cannot vote. It's taxation without representation. </p>
<p>Many high schoolers are smarter than a good portion of adults.</p>
<p>I think a good voting age would be 16. However, I think a good requirement for under 18 votes would be having to take a Civics type class before being able to vote.</p>
<p>The average 16-year-old is probably as smart or smarter than the average 18-year-old when the voting age was lowered from 21 decades ago.</p>
<p>I think a bill was proposed in California a few years ago that would give teenagers age 14 and over the ability to vote in state elections. The catch was your vote would count for less based on your age. For instance, a 14-year-old's vote might be worth 1/4 of a vote and a 16-year-old's 1/2.</p>
<p>Well, I think there should be some sort of test given to those to vote. It wouldn't have to be hard, just some basic questions that should be known by those voting.</p>
<p>i think the voting age is just about where it should be. i mean, personally id love to be able to vote now and am more aware of what the candidates stand for, etc than most people are.</p>
<p>now, is anyone with me when i say either lower the drinking age or make the age when you'd be recruitable for war higher??? i think those should be the same; if theyd be able to recruit you for the army and you could die, i think you should be allowed to pick what you want to consume freely.</p>
<p>HueyFreeman, that is an interesting idea, but I believe there is a federal law outlawing voting tests (or there is in Louisiana at least).</p>
<p>Voting tests were used in the early 20th century in southern states to bar African Americans from voting. These "test" would contain trick questions the poorly educated would answer "incorrectly".</p>
<p>Here's an example question that would be on a typical voting "test":</p>
<p>Print "Your Name" in the lines below.</p>
<p>The poorly educated (which mostly composes African Americans due to poverty levels) would write down their names. The "correct" answer would be "Your Name".</p>
<p>Pretty unfair, huh? That's why voting tests are illegal.</p>
<p>i totally think the voting age should be lowered, to 16.</p>
<p>if we can drive at 16, why can't we vote? if you're responsible enough to risk your life, and that of other's, you must be responsible enough to help choose who governs you...</p>
<p>NO...the argument of "taxation without representation" does not apply to us because with the exception of a miniscule minority of teens, we do not need a job to sustain a family and ourselves...it is not a necessity for us to vote...regardless, those of you in high school should realize and recognize that probably >50 percent of kids in your respective class have little or no idea of what topics will be important in the election of 2008 besides the war on terror.</p>
<p>Better idea: make an IQ test the only requirement for voting. Hence, young people who are smart get to vote, and older people who are dumb don't =P</p>