(November 8, 2023 at 11:28 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 8, 2023 at 7:18 am)FrustratedFool Wrote: You don't think IQ tests have any fair correlation with GI?
And you don't think some level of education increases the chance of making you better able to understand the issues you are voting upon, and less likely to be subject to manipulation?
As for seeing civic service as slavery, what if it was optional (but not service, no vote)?
Why 16? (not 18, 21, or 13 etc)
And when you say living in a nation, doesn't that possibly increase the risk of foreign interference via immigration/emigration?
-No.
-No. Education is not the same as intelligence.
-I was referring specifically to military conscription.
-If someone is old enough to take a full-time job, drive legally, or be married, they’re old enough to vote.
-No.
Boru
Why don't you think there's a fair correlation between IQ and GI?
Agreed. But I think both intelligence and education are required to make reaonably considered choices. Hence why I included a criteria for both. Do you not think education is a requirement for sensible voting?
OK. But with conscription I allowed for objectors. It is not uncommon for a state to require conscription under extreme circumstances.
So, in the UK that would be 18. I agree there should be consistency, but I'd raise the driving and marrying age not lower the voting age. 18 is still very young to understand politics, let alone 16. I'd consider raising it all to 21.
