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As a (just) boomer, I'd be in favor of having the voting age lowered to 16. Certainly there are many reckless, feckless and uninformed 16 year olds, but the sta
by beachy 2y ago
As a (just) boomer, I'd be in favor of having the voting age lowered to 16. Certainly there are many reckless, feckless and uninformed 16 year olds, but the standard of debate coming from the seniors in the room is horrifying and needs to be diluted by the people who have the biggest stake in our planet's future.
- louthy 2y agoThis is happening in the UK. It was in Labour’s manifesto (and they were recently elected)
- nirav72 2y agoWhy would lowering to 16 from 18 make a difference? Plenty of data out there shows that age demographic is the least likely to show up on election day and vote.
- generj 2y agoThere is some evidence getting people to vote earlier results in them being more consistent voters over time. And they would potentially be fresh off a civics class.
- nirav72 2y agoThat's interesting. I'll have to dig into this.
- beachy 2y agoPerhaps then the ones that did take the trouble to vote would be well informed and thoughtful.