Should under twenty five's be given the vote?
824197
Old enough to fight old enough to vote.
857155
Actually, the debate was: it was not right that 18-year-olds had to die but yet they couldn't vote. When the government amended the constitution to allow 18-year-olds to vote, they considered that age to be mature enough to drink. The other issue was the draft was only calling the men. Today, with EOE it is only fair that everyone that gets the call gets to go. And, don't think the draft isn't possible. Truman reinstated the draft two years after the end of WWII when we were in peacetime because the Republicans thought they saw communists everywhere.
501006
I say 18 if you ask me, yeah its still young i guess, but by that time, you should be finishing up H.S and have lived under parents law long enough. Just like you said, you can go fight wars and vote, thats a big responsibility right there. If you old enough to (die) and old enough to vote. then I think the legal age should be 18.. As far as drinking, let be real, if someone under age wants to drink they can get liq, its not that hard..
686612
It's OK, but I would start by introducing the topic. "The idea of requiring potential voters to take and pass a test before being allowed to vote is a controversial one. My team and I concur that this is an unfair requirement which violates many American's constitutional rights."
942377
They do not see minors as brainless zombies... they see minors as non-voters.\nNO politician wants to "waste time" on someone that cannot help them get elected. It is a harsh reality, although it is a reality.\nThere was a talk show that had a kid stand in the reception line to get an interview with former First Lady Hillary Clinton (during her regime), and she blew the kid off to talk to someone else. She literally pushed the kid aside (gently) to get past her... why? She didn't voter, and she didn't have the money to put into a re-election fund.
241384
Age does not always make better leaders.  However, it does give you more evidence of who they are to base your vote on.  By the time someone is 50 or 60 years old, their life ought to give you a pretty good indication as to who they are and what they believe.  There is also a downside to electing older leaders.  Some tend to be unable to grasp the way the world has changed and the needs of today's youth as opposed to what worked when they were young.
205300
they got it , for a second I thought it was a question about some of the states that are planing on giving people under 18 a partial vote.....peace...
568766
No way!!\n\nWhat we need is talent and equality BUT all they (the govt.) want is VOTES - VOTES - VOTES - VOTES  - AND LOTS OF VOTES!!!\n\nThey know that by such acts , most of the poor people would feel that the govt. cares about them and their welfare.\nThey are doing this just to increase their vote banks.\nThey care neither 4 us nor 4 SCs and STs.\n\n(If they really care so much about these students --SCs & STs -- then they should fund their education directly but then what would they fill their bank account with and where will the artificial votes come from.)\n\nThey have no clue about where the future of India is heading to - - - - -\nThe most talented youth and masterminds of this time are getting beaten up 4 no particular reason ----\nThey r doing peaceful demonstrations and going on hunger strikes but who cares ?? Right???\n\nA guy (a doctor) was questioned on news at 1pm about the present actions of the youth , his reply to the reporter was ----\n\n" U r here bcoz people r complaining about the poor health  facalities in hospitals , right????\nBut u shouldn't b questioning us coz we r standing here 4 the same cause --- we want Indians to get the best health facalities possible by the best doctors --- and not by doctors who became doctors bcoz of the reservation quota "\n\nThey r trying 2 play 'divide & rule' over here.\nThis is just a game 4 them.\nRight now they r playing with our lives
914349
Absolutely NOT. \n\nThis would be contrary to everything democracy stands for.\n\nEvery person of voting age should have an equal right to vote - anything else is not democracy and leads to the type of elite-ism satirised in George Orwell's animal farm - all people will be equal but some people will be more equal than others.\n\nWhat is more, I refuse to limit my answer on such an important issue to 25 words and there is not a damned thing you can do about it. \n\nI will use my right of free speech and my right to vote no matter how much you might disagree with my ability to choose wisely. \n\nToo many people don't have this luxury and too many people died ensuring I do have it. I will treasure and defend my right and the right of others to speak and vote freely.
751523
i think 21 is a good age but for our men and women fighting for our country under 21 they should be allowed since the are fighting to stay alive for us if they are old enough to die for our country they are old enough to drink
648538
the average age should be around 22
830189
YES!  I know 14-year-olds who are much more politically informed that most adults.  Kids who don't care about politics would tend not to vote, just like adults who don't care.  And those who do are just as capable of making decisions as many adults.\n\nA while ago, I came across someone on Answers who proudly informed us that she'd voted for Bush in 2004 and would be voting for him again in 2008.  She was genuinely surprised to learn he was already on his 2nd term and couldn't run again.  Clearly there are plenty of uninformed voters out there already.\n\nThe "adult" voter population elected Bush.  Twice.  At a few weeks shy of 14 years old, it was already obvious to me that Bush was not going to make a good president.  Six years later, he ended up with approval ratings that rivaled those of Nixon, right before he resigned.\n\nIf 16-year-olds are old enough to drive, they should certainly be old enough to vote.  Cars are a fair bit more dangerous than ballots.\n\nThe younger kids are allowed to do something that most people don't inherently find exciting, the more likely they'll be excited to be old enough to do it.  If kids can start voting younger, they're more likely to start voting, ultimately resulting in increased voter turn out and civic participation.\n\nIf the voting age were lowered to 16, what's the worst that could happen?  We elect a lying idiot with an affinity for starting wars he can't win, who thinks he can finance that war with tax cuts for the rich, and has made every effort to set civil rights back 100 years?  Oh wait, we already did that.
271650
HoR- 25 years of age\nSenate- 30 years of age\nThat is all you just have to make people vote for you.
594847
Their ages range from 23 to 25.
102410
can they yes. should they act on it no. why you ask cause that 21 year old will be sent straight to jail no passing go and no collecting 200.00
604735
Are you aware of the Jim Crow laws? They made intelligence tests required. Remember, this legally keeps people from voting. I think almost everyone has an opinion. We should all be allowed to vote, even if we don't like who the people choose. I think if you don't vote everyone should know, and you should be banned from complaining. If you don't care enough about your nation to vote for the leader, what gives you the right to complain about it? This, of course, could not apply to those under eighteen or who were not of legal voting age when the last election occured. I think voter education would be much more productive. Politicians need to tell everyone exactly where they stand on topics, there need to be sheets comparing each persons stand on hot issues distributed to the masses. This can be difficult to do, but if all parties joined to make it happen, we would have smarter voters. People would, in theory, vote for politicians they side with. Then you would know whomever is in office is the favorite.
653726
I think it should be a certain amount of votes per phone number, like 5 or 10. That way, if people in the same household have different opinions they can all have a vote. Although it's easier said than done, I don't think AI will ever change the voting process.