Should voting rights match a person’s legal responsibilities?
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I think that lowering the voting age would just change the way campaigns are run and that it should be left the same. When you are 16, you are not classified as an adult and your brain will not have fully developed because this only occurs at the age of 26. Professor Baird says, “an 18-year-old's brain 50 years ago probably looks more like a 23-year-old brain does now” meaning that the voting age of 18 is a really good age to keep.
Also, when are you are 18 you are legally allowed to do a lot of things like drink alcohol, get your driver’s license, get married and have a baby. This means that when you are 18, you are technically expected to be one of the adults, therefore you are mature enough to actually vote properly.
In conclusion, I think 18 should be the age a young adult should start voting at and that it should stay in line with legal responsibilities so that decisions are made maturely.
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