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Should The Voting Age Be Raised?
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I think it should, to 21.
I think it should, to 21.
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Yes I did TTT...a few days ago,
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New Judge is mistaken in his belief about the school leaving age.
The school leaving age is still 16, if the child in question turns 16 before the end of the summer of that year.
If they turn 16 after the holidays they must then do one of the following until they’re 18:
1. Stay in full-time education, eg at a college
2. Start an apprenticeship or traineeship
3. work or volunteer (for 20 hours or more a week) while in part-time education or training.
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I think that if you are old enough to join the forces, have a sexual relationship and old enough to pay taxes then you have a say in how you are represented.
There's a strong arguments on both sides. The excellent Michael White in the Guardian doesn't agree with lowering the voting age and lays out some very well-observed thoughts here:
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The school leaving age is still 16, if the child in question turns 16 before the end of the summer of that year.
If they turn 16 after the holidays they must then do one of the following until they’re 18:
1. Stay in full-time education, eg at a college
2. Start an apprenticeship or traineeship
3. work or volunteer (for 20 hours or more a week) while in part-time education or training.
(from: https:/
I think that if you are old enough to join the forces, have a sexual relationship and old enough to pay taxes then you have a say in how you are represented.
There's a strong arguments on both sides. The excellent Michael White in the Guardian doesn't agree with lowering the voting age and lays out some very well-observed thoughts here:
http://
Yes it should be raised, back to 21 at least. Children used to leave school at 14 when I began teaching. The majority had experience of life, budgeting and how things worked well before they were expected to vote. Most were parents at the age of 21. It may seem a bit brutal but that's how it was. I was teaching during R.O.S.L.A. and the resentment felt by those being prevented from working was huge, I assure you.
Today's children are cosseted. There are many contradictions in our laws e.g. you can marry at 16 - but somehow a 16-yr.-old is a minor in some instances??? They are nowhere near as mature at 18 as they were in the 1960's. If anything the draconian bit of me says that 25 should be the new legal age of responsibility and, therefore, voting. I'll settle for 21, however.
Today's children are cosseted. There are many contradictions in our laws e.g. you can marry at 16 - but somehow a 16-yr.-old is a minor in some instances??? They are nowhere near as mature at 18 as they were in the 1960's. If anything the draconian bit of me says that 25 should be the new legal age of responsibility and, therefore, voting. I'll settle for 21, however.
When my sons turned 18 yrs I thought they would be happy and feel mature enough to be considered responsible to vote.
When the first opportunity came for them to vote in whatever election it was, local -by,mayoral or General I asked them,having told them it was not really my business to ask who they would be voting for."I am not voting unless there is a National Front candidate",was the answer!!
I am not going to dictate to my 18yr old sons how they should vote but their decision was based on what their mates all agreed on in 6th Form. No experience of working conditions,house ownership,cost of living etc.That vote was based on NF propaganda.
Now my son has a house,partner,work and two wonderful daughters with responsibilities for their well being he now realises that the NF are not the party to follow.
18 is to young.More experience in life required as a mature adult before important decisions are made for the benefit of all and not just because it is peer pressure dictates you vote otherwise.
When the first opportunity came for them to vote in whatever election it was, local -by,mayoral or General I asked them,having told them it was not really my business to ask who they would be voting for."I am not voting unless there is a National Front candidate",was the answer!!
I am not going to dictate to my 18yr old sons how they should vote but their decision was based on what their mates all agreed on in 6th Form. No experience of working conditions,house ownership,cost of living etc.That vote was based on NF propaganda.
Now my son has a house,partner,work and two wonderful daughters with responsibilities for their well being he now realises that the NF are not the party to follow.
18 is to young.More experience in life required as a mature adult before important decisions are made for the benefit of all and not just because it is peer pressure dictates you vote otherwise.
Given 18 is when we legally become adults, I think its about right; I’d like to see it raised to 21 for many of the reasons previously given in this thread, but that will never happen.
What concerns me more is the thought of 16 year old being allowed to vote. This is a spectacularly bad idea. This idea is generally proposed by those of a left leaning nature because they know this will provide them with a greater than even chance of under 18s voting for them. I remember 6th form politics – everybody had an over-developed social conscience and a naive grasp of economics (thinking about it, based on this Jeremy Corbyn still has yet to leave the sixth form!).
I’ve heard the arguments before about if you are old enough to join the army or get married you are old enough to vote – this argument doesn’t stand up to much scrutiny when you consider that enough though under 18s are old enough to join the army, they are not old enough to pay for a packet of cigarettes, buy a drink in a pub or (with the exception of necessities) enter into contracts.
As opposed to using the army or marriage argument to lower the voting age, what we should actually be doing is not allowing people to join the army or get married until they are an adult. 16 year olds are children.
What concerns me more is the thought of 16 year old being allowed to vote. This is a spectacularly bad idea. This idea is generally proposed by those of a left leaning nature because they know this will provide them with a greater than even chance of under 18s voting for them. I remember 6th form politics – everybody had an over-developed social conscience and a naive grasp of economics (thinking about it, based on this Jeremy Corbyn still has yet to leave the sixth form!).
I’ve heard the arguments before about if you are old enough to join the army or get married you are old enough to vote – this argument doesn’t stand up to much scrutiny when you consider that enough though under 18s are old enough to join the army, they are not old enough to pay for a packet of cigarettes, buy a drink in a pub or (with the exception of necessities) enter into contracts.
As opposed to using the army or marriage argument to lower the voting age, what we should actually be doing is not allowing people to join the army or get married until they are an adult. 16 year olds are children.
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