If all ages are influenced by misinformation, should there be any age limits on voting?
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The Voting Age
I am writing this to you to say whether we should lower the voting age or remaining it at 18-year-old. In my opinion, I think the government should make it for 16-year-old voting. I will explain you why for this reason in the next paragraphs.
I strongly agree that 16-year-old and over should have the democracy to vote because I think that everyone should have a say in their future, right? It will make the economy good and making the country a more equal place. Also, when elections happen, it can make a very well populated audience which in my opinion is a good, positive thing.
Another reason why I think 16-year-olds should vote in elections because they are well experienced children who should know when they are getting manipulated or not. I think that this is true because they are well intelligent, right? Also, they are more likely to vote more in the future as they are young and would have more time voting.
However, some other people would say that if all ages are influenced by misinformation, should there be any age limits on voting? Well, this is true about misinformation but if an adult and a child less than 18 communicate, the children would know whether they are getting manipulated or not. Isn’t it? I think that the best option is to tell their parent or a trusted adult with them. Now that happens, the parent can just report them. This method can make the children have no harm so if children are being messaged by adults to do something, being bribed or commands that you don’t want to do, you must tell an adult or parent.
Another reason other people say is that can’t they just wait for the future and have their turn later, right? Well, I think this is wrong because everyone wants voting very popular as it can be very more interesting what they vote. In addition, 16 and 17-year-olds will choose appropriate, necessary votes and will not choose silly votes like under 10-year-olds would do. 16 and 17-year-olds are very responsible for this and I think that they will not do mistake.
In conclusion, my opinion is that 16+ can vote because I want them to have the democracy to vote as they will have the same amount of power as adults over 18 so it’s fair.
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