TeaHe has encouraged the government’s decision to reduce the age of voting. Independent Readers, rapidly divided with opinion whether this step strengthens democracy or serves party politics.
A pole of readers It was found that 38 percent believe it is appropriate 16 year old children to voteWhile 62 percent said that they are very small for elections.
Was critic Early to dismiss Improvement as politically motivated, arguing that most of the teenagers have a life experience or lack of political understanding. “Why not vote for 13 -year -old children next?” A reader said, describing the move by Labor as “Blatant Germandering” to win over idealistic young voters.
However, the supporters welcomed the change in the form of overdue for a long time. Many reported that 16-year-old children in Britain can already marry, work, pay taxes and even join the armed forces-so it is only appropriate how to run in the country, they say they say.
A commentator said, “They are more mature than most adults, which I know, while others said that political education in schools has kept many youths well informed and busy.
Some readers proposed a medium ground-as to reduce age 17 or add voting rights to leave full-time education.
What did you say here:
If they can marry and work, they should vote
Of course they need. If they do not get votes, they should not pay any tax or national insurance, they should be banned from joining the army, become an NEET or should do something that the government asks them to do at that age.
You can marry at the age of 16, have sex at the age of 16, ride a moped at the age of 16, drive a car on 17 (some seriously disabled for people with 16), and yet Toryse does not wish to say them in their futures.
Ladycrumpsall
Should 16-year-old children be trusted with votes-or is it a step away? Share your thoughts in Information Below
Most adults do not know who they are voting for
Sixteen -year -old children do not have so much nonsense about experience, knowledge, knowledge, etc. to vote for children.
After being politically active for most of my life, the lesson of decades canvasing is that most adults do not really have the most unconscious idea of what they are voting for, or why.
For example, you will be amazed, on the number of those who say they are going to vote for the X party because they feel that they will be the election winners – as if they are supporting the horse race.
Bottle bank
16 -year -old children can be more mature than adults
Many 16 -year -old children know that many adults are more mature than; Not all, I appreciate it, but to say that they are not mature enough, it is very attractive. If they are allowed to get married, they are old enough to vote.
I welcome this step – it will modernize the voting system and bring it to more approaches. The voting population will be getting large and old, and we will end up with the weight of pensioners, which is good for the top and coming generations, instead to decide on the basis of ‘what is good for me’.
Deaddak
They have studied politics – they have climbed up
At the age of 16, students have studied politics as part of community studies. I am old so I do not talk to many teenagers, but people I have talked to – serving employees in cafes, relatives, etc. – they are all very clear and what their future is. They can join the army at the age of 16, marry at the age of 16 – surely if they are sufficient to do so, are they mature enough to vote?
Dafb
Zero life skills
A very small minority are politically aware, not most. They have zero life skills, bills experience, home or car ownership etc. Some people would argue that they are old enough to join forces. Yes, where you are told what to do with others. This is clearly an idea of labor, supported by liberals and greens, to get two million more votes – all three are poor or struggling in elections.
Sopperhopper
Most children do not care – but neither do adults
I do not think that most children today give a dar about politics or are well educated to know what is at stake. I would also say that many adults have not been well educated to understand the same things. We are at an important junction in world history and politics. We should make intelligent options and hope that those who make laws are of good heart and want to represent their real components. At the moment, and with some extent blasphemy eye, it does not look like this.
Disorganized
Wait until they leave school
My view is that they can drop the age of voting for 17 years, when they have left school and have come to know what the world of work is. In addition, he has education in politics and voting system in the final year in the secondary school.
Bill
Open for effect
In my experience, there is very little in the way of original thought when teenagers come to politics. Reducing experience, they are still condemnable and open to impress, and it will be easy to see how their thinking can be affected by others who have a deep agenda.
Rickc
Five reasons for
Yes, 16 year old children should vote. Why? Because:
- It should encourage interest in politics and democracy.
- This can prevent something from claiming, “What’s the matter-no one hears us …”
- This only has a slight effect on the results in any case.
- This will focus on politicians on our future – our YOOF.
- Although our youth are often an idealistic – ie leftist – it is quite appropriate, as it should help in combating the barmy rightly old men. ,
Devasad
They live with results
Young people have the most to vote, as they are voting for their future. They are the ones who have to go through the influence of their vote, which will mostly have an impact (although not fully) that is of working age.
Legally, people of the age of 16 can work, pay taxes, join the army, have children, etc. – then it is only right that they are called a country running. All those complaining are mourning about “Woakes Left Kids Voting”, but I can assure you that they will not be voting labor!
Someris
ETLuctorral Germandering
If 16, 15 why not? If 15, 14 why not? If 14, 13 Why not? Where is the cut-off?
My 7 year old VAT pays taxes every time she uses her pocket money to buy something. Should he be allowed to vote?
Labor has no concrete argument in favor of expanding franchisees up to only 16 -year -old children, especially given that we currently think as a society in the present that they are very immeraised to see fireworks, buying tattoos, opening a bank account, Gabne, something in a pawn shop, and pornography. Nevertheless we are about to buy in the assumption that they should be allowed to help the next government to choose “because they can pay taxes”.
It is from a person, most of the partisan type of electoral and desperate electoral, who promised to “keep the country before the party”. Labor seems to be purchased in the idea that there is an emerging crisis of validity in politics that has been going on for decades. His publicly analysis of this crisis is clearly laughing. Do they seriously believe that this crisis can be decided by managerial tampering with the electoral process?
People feel that politicians are only copying trophies because 16 and 17 years old children are not more busy than politics? This is nonsense. The issue is that people see politicians constantly lying, gaslight, claiming that they will do one thing, while literally do it on the contrary, and usually serve their own agenda instead of voters, which they treat with barely disturbing contempt. Will 16 year old children solve votes? no way. It will make it worse.
Sj99
I trust my teenage son more than some voters
This week my son was 17 years old. He is sensible, smart, sobber, politically aware and I will return his decision in a polling booth ahead of any reform of any age.
Stevil
Why not?
Why not? They are at least intelligent and mature such as pensioner Gammon who voted for Brexit. I suggest that along with reducing the age of voting, we should emphasize a mental capacity testing for more than seventy people-as you need to renew your driving license beyond that age-and I speak as a seventy-year-old.
red Rooster
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