Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Age For Teens

On the voting age there are many people that think teenagers cannot vote .They should be allowed too. Teenagers are young adults. That should have the same right as regular adults do. Just because of their age, many people think they’re irresponsible. They need to consider young adults are just like regular adults.

They can make immature choices regarding politics and at the same time not really care about politics activities. It is normal that teens can be irrational, unreasonable and complain about things because they are still in their process of maturation and growing up. Still, when it comes to voting it can risky that they could be given the right to vote at that age because they might not think about their impulsive decisions or the consequences of their decisions when it comes to politics activities. They get distracted by everything and focus more on technology and relationships in school; therefore, they are still maturing. People at the age of 16 are not mature enough, they do not pay attention of their consequences of their choices. They might not make serious decisions about many stuff because they think they are not adults yet. This might change a little be more when they turn 18 years old , they might have matured a little be more and if not, they are self-aware that at 18 years old they are seen as adults and expect from them to act as adults and make serious decisions. According to article, “Current voting age in US should not be lowered” by Vanessa Way, concluded, “If we can’t confidently trust a 16 year old to drive a vehicle, how could we trust them to make an informed decision about voting on the highest political positions in the country?... The fact is, most adult Americans don’t understand how the government works or how the people they vote into office affects it. They are just as easily influenced by the politicians as teenagers are…However, if we can’t trust these kids to look after themselves, how can we trust them to make responsible decisions for our country? Their vote affects us, too.” Adolescence in general, most of them do not understand their consequences of their act and most of the time they do not think before

That is why i feel our country should not lower the voting age at all. Most teenagers dont vote and have no intension on voting any time in the future. We should keep the voting to adults at the age of 18 and

That 54% also says that stripping the teenagers of their political capabilities is “inhumane” almost, they believe at that age the kids are as capable as any adult out there. They believe that the young teenagers should have a say in what goes on around them and since they are apart of the community, they should be allowed to vote. In my opinion, children that age cannot even handle the simple day to day responsibilities they are given to them by school and their parents, so in my mind i am thinking, what should make them able to vote? I recall that when I was thirteen, all I was worried about was

In the article, “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls,” by Annys Shin, many teens who are 16-17 years old can now vote during the election. The decision was made by the Takoma City Council that in Montgomery County Community, they are the first ones in the nation to lower their voting age from 18-16 years old. A group of 350 students from Montgomery Blair High School were granted the right to vote in elections and one of the student who got the right to vote, Ben Miller had said, “ It’s a valuable Privilege,” and he means that it is a great advantage that many 16-17 years old can now vote. Many young adults who are the age of 18 are most likely not a good age to vote because many of them are planning to leave their childhood homes. And they can lack of discipline and causes them not to vote.

In the article “Takoma Park 16-year-old savors his history-making moment at the polls,” author Annys Shin explains how the Takoma City Council made the Montgomery County community the nation's first to lower the voting age from 18 to 16. Ms. Shin explains how Councilmember Tim Male asked, “How do we get more people vote” proposing that in a report seen from Denmark it suggest that younger teenagers are more likely to vote rather than their older peers. The director of the national reform organization Rob Richie stated, “ Eighteen year-olds, it turns out, are not a very good first voting age group.” They believe that by expanding the franchise to 16 and 17 year-olds it will get them into the habit of voting for the rest of their lives. However I do not believe that lowering the voting age will make a difference in the voter outcome.

By lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 some people suggest improvement of voter turnout. On the other hand the problem is that by doing this there would be a decrease in the participation percentage. Most of the younger people would not take the time to vote; much less take the time to understand what they're voting for.

As teens we have a feeling of dreamlike state while simultaneously facing harsh reality. You are floating on a current of confusion, teetering from the teenage wasteland to adulthood. One of the main areas teens are not taken seriously is when it comes to politics. “Without financial power or overt political affiliations, young people are too

In lowering the age of voting, I feel as if this would benefit America and the younger generation. It would help the percentage of participation from all age groups, in a positive way. Meaning parents can bring their children to vote alongside of them.

In 2012, 62% of the youngest voters showed disintrest in the political process. So what does this mean, give up on the young. Not an option, we need to get younger people more involved. They need more edjacation on how not voiting will affect them later in their life. They need to know

People might suggest that let sixteen and seventeen years olds citizens should vote just so that the teens can go in the habit of voting at an early age and of to show them how the voting system actually works. Teenagers don’t even have the responsibility to clean up for themselves and are being peer pressured by their so called friends to do something dangerous. That doesn’t sound like people that can handle the idea of being able to change the world for the best or the worst with their vote. If even the eighteens years olds that are legal to vote don’t even vote so,what makes you think that by lowering the voting age is going to make such a big impacted on whatever is that they are voting on. So I believe that sixteen and seventeen year olds shouldn’t be allowed to vote for anything.

The controversy over lowering the voting age is a difficult one. While lowering the voting age will increase the number of voters, it is not guaranteed to increase the percentage of participation. We must also consider the fact that younger voters tend not to vote. Another concern is the involvement of young adults ages 16-18 in politics. It is not common that these teens follow politics and think about who would be a good leader for their country. Lowering the voting age most likely will not help to improve voter turnout or participation or turnout. We need to work toward increasing the participation of the existing voters.

For one I think some if not most of the younger voters may not care at all about politics and voting. Some may not even understand. I sure know when I sixteen I didn't understand the greater details of voting and why its very important to make sure you vote because it a vote you believe in and may think it will do everyone better. In the passage " Keep voting age at 18 " the numbers show that only 38% of voter of the age of 18-24 voter compared to the 70% of older voters. Lowering

When thinking about candidates and what their campaign as a whole is centered around, the majority of the campaign is centered around what matters to the adult standards of voting. This leaves the eighteen year olds just waiting around to make a decision for themselves. When voting, an opinion would be centered around what meets the requirements of the opinion. Weather the beliefs are the same as the opinion, that should grab the vote. If a candidate is for gay marriage and someone is pro-life, this person will not give her vote to this candidate. If the age was lowered to sixteen, candidates might begin to center some of their campaign speeches around the teenage years. Their speeches may contain specific examples to reach out to our younger

According to Emma Debonno and Dennis Meaney, teenagers lack the “temperament” to vote. They are not allowed to consume alcohol, tobacco products, etc. so many say they should not be allowed to vote either. Not only are these items prohibited from teenagers, but they do not have a lot of experience in politics like adults that have been voting for years do. These teenagers’ lack of experience makes them vulnerable to outside opinion. People such as parents, guardians, and teachers may be biasing the views of politics for teenagers. Although they might not do it on purpose, these teenagers grow up around the adults and hear their views on the political world. Teenagers need to be able to grow and have their own opinions so that they are not manipulated by the opinions of outsiders. (Debonno, Meaney). Not only are the teenagers at risk of being swayed, but recently the number of young voters has decreased according to Vote.com, and many say that if teenagers are given the opportunity to vote, they would not utilize it. Not only are students uneducated about the candidates that are running for various offices, but they are not educated about general political terms. This would result in an inaccurate count of votes. Teenagers would be likely to go into a voting facility and choose a candidate at