VOTING AGE AT 16 0R 18?

VOTING AGE AT 16?
No, the voting age should not lower to 16. Instead it should stay at 18. Why should the voting age stay at 18?

WHY NO?

• They make immature choices
• They don't really care
• They're still maturing
• www.debatewise.org

IMMATURE CHOICES

• They go with who their friends are voting for
• They vote for whoever they think is 'cooler'
• www.debatewise.org

DON'T REALLY CARE

• Vote for whoever looks better/appeals to them
• Doesn't put any thought into it
• May try to just not vote at all
• www.debatewise.org

THEY'RE STILL MATURING

• At age 16, their brains are still developing
• Majority of teens don't know what politics are
• www.debatewise.org

"THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A SAY." www.debatewise.org
In my opinion, I agree that they deserve to have a say, but at the age of 16, their brains are still in development. So what they say may be mature, but not the right choice.

They have also only barely entered one of their responsible stages in life, meaning they may feel rushed into feeling responsible to vote too soon. This means rather than taking the time to choose wisely, they will pick whoever appeals to them the most.

"GIVE THEM THE RIGHTS THAT THEY DESERVE!" www.debatewise.org
Some 16 year olds are mature enough to earn their right to vote, but in the end there are those who are not. As stated in debatewise.org by someone who did not agree with 16 year olds being able to vote, we can't just simply, "let a group of 16 year olds vote, and ban another group of 16 year olds from voting." Why? Because, "then the problem of injustice will arise." This will cause protests, whether they really care about voting or not.

"IT WOULD GET YOUNGER PEOPLE INTERESTED IN POLITICS." www.debatewise.org
It's true that we need more younger people to be interested in politics, but before that they should be more educated and experienced or else as I said before, their choices will bring consequences.

The only reason why teenagers nowadays are disinterested in politics is because we don't make them vote. So they don't bother. But instead of making them vote we could talk about it & discuss it. We could teach them how to. Once they ARE of age, we could show them how voting works, how depending on the choices they make can brew up trouble, and all that.

"WHY DOES SOMEONE BECOME MATURE THE MOMENT THEY BECOME 18?" www.schoolastic.com
People don't necessarily become mature at the age 18. But rather, as stated in debatewise.org, research shows that the brain of a person isn't fully developed until around the age of 25. This research is confirmed in npr.org. At the age of 18, they are at least more well-informed & have greater knowledge.