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Way to many underagers.

Your parents shouldn’t let you talk to people on the Internet.

You might get abducted by perverts.

(go talk to some of those wackos in the gay marriage section.....I’m sure they will meet you some where and make you disappear.)

Youths under the age of 18 are not allowed to vote as their beliefs are greatly influenced by their parents, and as they are living with their parents, their vote is just another vote that their parents indirectly get to use. And if one we to vote against the person their parents voted for, it was because they wanted to rebel. In a world where over 25 percent of 10th graders can't write a fricking five paragraph essay with decent form, they shouldn't be allowed to vote either. Let the ignorant gain wisdom with age.

I know how to use capitalization, I type that way on purpose.
Stupidity? thats funny, I'm 16 and I'm a senior.

And anyone who causes emotion in you has control over you because you react TO them, so they are the cause of your actions.

I see your very wise in your old age...

It's pathetic how people just assume someone is stupid based on their typing...

At 7/8/04 07:12 PM, AntiangelicAngel wrote: Youths under the age of 18 are not allowed to vote as their beliefs are greatly influenced by their parents,]

I like to add that you underage guys are unreliable on voting.
You would probably all vote bush if he handed out pokemon dolls.

i hope bush looses

It weren't little 14 year olds who started war.
Sorry, just had to add this.

At 7/8/04 07:12 PM, AntiangelicAngel wrote: In a world where over 25 percent of 10th graders can't write a fricking five paragraph essay with decent form, they shouldn't be allowed to vote either. Let the ignorant gain wisdom with age.

i must be part of the other 75 PERCENT. 75 is quite bigger than 25, and taht 25 is probably made up mostly of the 'rebels' or mentally handicapped.

He he, plus I don't think writing has anything to do with intelligence. Even if it would- there are many analphabets who are older than 16.

At 7/9/04 09:37 AM, Kiina wrote: He he, plus I don't think writing has anything to do with intelligence. Even if it would- there are many analphabets who are older than 16.

yeah but they were anaphabets when they were under sixteen as well, Others prob learned to read before they were 18, and i dont think many analphabets work at governments.
(not counting bush)

At 7/9/04 08:08 AM, Rob-G wrote:

At 7/8/04 07:12 PM, AntiangelicAngel wrote: Youths under the age of 18 are not allowed to vote as their beliefs are greatly influenced by their parents,]

I like to add that you underage guys are unreliable on voting.
You would probably all vote bush if he handed out pokemon dolls.

Wow, way to stereotype guys.

@AA, you sir, are incorrect, at least in my case. Grown up in a Christian household, folks Republicans. I'm not 18 yet, but i'm an Atheist who would vote for an Independent. I personally think our two-party system is inefficient, and don't want to see a government collapse in my lifetime.

@RG Why the hell would I care about pokemon dolls? Don't get me wrong, it's a good game and all, but come on now, that's stupid. I know (or really hope) that was an exaggeration, but you're being ridiculous. Also, how would you know we're unreliable on voting if WE DONT VOTE?

Because utility says so.

And in this case I think utility is right... Imagine all the legal obligations and decision making you'd have to do! As if teenage life isn't enough.

This is one hell of an epic necro, bro.

Voting before the age of 18? Hell, if I had a say in it I'd say no one below 21 and there'd need to be a proficiency examination on politics, but meh. My opinion is a minority on this issue.

I wonder if the OP still has the same opinions he expressed when he started this topic now that he has matured a bit.

Holy shit. This is a blast from the past, back when I was an NG baby, not even a month old...

Having matured even more than when I first commented, I can say pretty much everything I said rings true still, but even stronger.

Who the hell necrobumped a SEVEN YEAR OLD thread? How many pages would you have to look through to even find this thread?

At 3/18/11 05:58 PM, JMCJoe wrote: Who the hell necrobumped a SEVEN YEAR OLD thread? How many pages would you have to look through to even find this thread?

Want to bump something even older? Tadaaaa:

http://replay.waybackmachine.org/2001111 0051620/http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/fo rum.php?id=4

So the two http tags in the URL messed up the link. Ah well. You know what to do with it :D

You're right and wrong.

-You're right that it's silly that people who have reached the age of 18 can vote yet you cannot.
-You're silly to think that people under the age of 18 should be able to vote.

Voting should be on an IQ-basis. Or at least on an "awareness/understanding of political issues" test.

I see no reason why 99.9% of the regular posters in this Politics forum should be allowed to vote.

You're right that it shouldn't be based on age. Because basing it on age forces the distinction to be arbitrary. No one is matured at 18.

And most of the 30+ year olds here are too ignorant of how the world really works and how policy affects people to be allowed to vote on it.

This goes for the vast majority of politicians as well.

At 3/15/11 08:21 PM, basherboy357 wrote:

At 7/9/04 08:08 AM, Rob-G wrote:

Nice 7 year bump. Why didn't you just let this stay dead? You're going to look back at this discussion when you are over 18 and see what a baby you look like.

At 7/2/04 06:33 PM, mrpopenfresh wrote: People under 18 are more interested in skateboarding and how their hair looks than who's going to govern their country.

Case closed.

bullshit, im 13, and i make sure i keep up to date with politics and news. but still, the majority of kids my age pretty much dont care about it now. Looking bad for the future generation

At 3/27/11 04:11 PM, tjl1297 wrote: bullshit, im 13, and i make sure i keep up to date with politics and news. but still, the majority of kids my age pretty much dont care about it now. Looking bad for the future generation

The vast majority of 13 year olds in every generation didn't, don't, and will not care about politics. It's the nature of being 13. You have so mony ither things to worry about, as well as some many other things to learn before politics can have any real meaning to you, and it is rare that a 13 year has the requisite attention, knowledge, and experience needed to have any sort of connection with politics.