Should We Lower The Voting Age?

[Two Thumbs]

Daily Beast Writer Give Some 14-Year-Olds the Vote

Okay, not all teenagers. Only the ones who can work and pay taxes on their employment—which the Department of Labor says is anyone over the age of 14. (Sorry, 13-year-olds.) Taxes are an obvious benchmark, since right now, employed teenagers are literally subjected to taxation without representation


That's a really good point.

Don't get me wrong, teens 14 - 19 are generally uninformed and could probably care less.

Whoever, they are getting taxed and have no say and if I recall, some people we all look up to started killing other people to prevent just that.

 

[Kondor3]

Nope. Leave it as-is (18) or jack it back up (21) if you must do something.

 

[Two Thumbs]

Nope. Leave it as-is (18) or jack it back up (21) if you must do something.

Why?

No leftist ever votes based on what they know to be true.

So why not let those paying taxes vote?

 

[hipeter924]

Why not. Voter turnout usually isn't great anyway, so I doubt it would have much impact on election results (if that is what the two big parties are worried about).

 

[Unkotare]

We've got enough people voting who don't understand what they're doing.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Daily Beast Writer Give Some 14-Year-Olds the Vote

Okay, not all teenagers. Only the ones who can work and pay taxes on their employment—which the Department of Labor says is anyone over the age of 14. (Sorry, 13-year-olds.) Taxes are an obvious benchmark, since right now, employed teenagers are literally subjected to taxation without representation


That's a really good point.

Don't get me wrong, teens 14 - 19 are generally uninformed and could probably care less.

Whoever, they are getting taxed and have no say and if I recall, some people we all look up to started killing other people to prevent just that.

Dunno the arguements for 14, but could support 16. Age to drive and work (paying taxes) seems most sensible.

 

[ScienceRocks]

We should lower to 12! Wouldn't make much difference...

The children would vote straight democrat for free shit!

 

[Rikurzhen]

Move it up to 26 when you're no longer a child on your parent's health insurance.

 

[Politico]

Nope. Leave it as-is (18) or jack it back up (21) if you must do something.

Why?

No leftist ever votes based on what they know to be true.

So why not let those paying taxes vote?

Because 21 year olds still have their heads as far up their asses as they did when they were 18.

 

[TemplarKormac]

No. The less stupid voting, the better.

 

[NYcarbineer]

You people will trust a 12 year old with a gun, but not with a vote.

Very funny.

 

[TemplarKormac]

I would trust a 12 year old with a gun more than a Democrat or Republican with a pen and paper.

 

[TemplarKormac]

You people will trust a 12 year old with a gun, but not with a vote.

Very funny.

And this is by far the dumbest thing I've seen someone post this morning. Gun control has nothing to do with voting age. But hey you liberals would want 12 year olds to vote anyhow.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Just the opposite.

We should raise the voting age. If you can still be claimed as a dependent on Mommy and Daddy's tax return you shouldn't be able to vote because you are not an adult yet.

 

[The Rabbi]

30 sounds about right to me.
Someone who is not a liberal at 25 has no heart.
Someone who is not a conservative at 40 has no brain.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Hell no !

I would raise it back to 21 if anything.

You want a fucking 14 year old that has no knowledge of anything beyond his X Box voting for lawmakers ?

Christ what a stupid idea.

 

[DriftingSand]

Considering the result of many of our recent elections I wouldn't be surprised if 14-year-olds are already voting.

 

[blackhawk]

Lower it hell I would raise it to 30 given how uninformed at lot of the 18-21 year old seem to be.

 

[Two Thumbs]

sounds like a lot of us don't want people to vote b/c they think uninformed people shouldn't.


I see a shit ton of hypcrassy

 

[Steven_R]

Do away with voting entirely and pick legislators randomly like we do with jurors.