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NightSnake · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:32 am Post subject: Two Potential Voters

So, let us look at two people:

A) an unemployed, illiterate high-school drop-out who is at the moment drunk and high
B) an honors student who volunteers with a local campaign for mayor and works at CVS, and who doesn't drink or do drugs ever

Which one gets to vote? Person A, yep, because person A has attained the enlightened age of 18 and no one at the polling station notices his drunkenness or highness. Person B is a high-school student, and only 17, so his opinion is worthless. Person A will vote for the person who appears to have the prettiest colored name, who will in turn decide what happens to the tax dollars Person B pays because he works.

This makes sense how exactly?
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agentkgb · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

It doesn't make any sense. I got into a debate with someone on one of those mega-huge political forums (and used drunk illiterate high-school drop-outs as an example too), eventually he agreed the voting age should be lowered or else non-voters shouldn't pay taxes, but he actually said that drunk voters were capable voters.
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Matt · Activan Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 31 Karma: 0

There are extreme cases, but we need to have some limits in my opinion. A 5-year-old would vote for whoever his parents tell him to, a 10-year-old for whoever his friends are, etc. 18 seems good to me.
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Ulyanov · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject:

agentkgb · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject:

Some Austrian states let 16-year-olds vote, but American adults are the ones that elected Schwarzenegger.
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Matt · Activan Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 31 Karma: 0

Nevitec · Newbitik Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Karma: 0

I like it at 18. Anything like 15 or under seems like a bad idea.

Age 5- Votes whoever his parents tell him to
Age 10- Votes for who his friends are
Age 18- Votes responsibly
Age 169- Votes for whoever will help his retirement benefits.

Ulyanov · Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:29 pm Post subject:

Maximus Vigilus · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:25 am Post subject:

Unfortunately the general consensus among older people is that the younger you are, the less intelligent or relevant your thoughts are to a subject. I personally believe that the voting age should not be changed but rather some sort of testing or evaluation should be done before being able to vote.

agentkgb · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject:

Maximus Vigilus · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject:

NightSnake · Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:22 pm Post subject:

Maybe require something like high school graduation? But then you'd have the hs equivalent of "overnight degrees" for rich kids whose parents don't want them to wait.
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Maximus Vigilus · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

Houndstooth · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

Anybody who works for CVS should be allowed to vote. CVS is making me good money on the stock market...

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I like 18. Solutions to unqualified voters? I don't have any.
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