(April 23, 2016 at 5:49 am)Napoléon Wrote: I think 16 is a little young to vote on the whole. No doubt there are some 16 year olds out there who know a bit about politics to make an informed decision, but I don't think most do.
But honestly? If we're going on this basis, why don't we put other restrictions on voting? Why do people with an IQ below 80 get to vote (for example)?
Ability to reason, based on science is a valid point. Ability to reason based on subjectivity is not.
If we can prove somebody with impaired mental faculties cannot reason (regardless of IQ) [remember a teenager with a high IQ still can't reason with full administrative brain function] then you have a case if we assume we feel "reasoning" is a reasonable expectation of a voter. Which, by and large, we do not.
"I'm thick." - Me
