Question

Why are children not allowed to vote? (Under 18)

Answer 1

Answer:

Everyone can agree that very young people like toddlers and infants cannot have a reasonable understanding of the issues, so should not vote, and that adults can and therefore should be able to vote. So clearly we have to draw a line somewhere, or else parents would have disproportionate political power as they would essentially have a second (or third, fourth, etc) vote. As a society we decided (in the 1960s, when the voting age was 21) that 18 is a good age at which to set the bar. Now, I think 16 would be a more fair age, as (and this is quite possibly a result of sampling bias) many of the 16–18 year-old people I know are more politically aware than many of the adults (over 18) I know. But the line must be set somewhere.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Everyone can agree that very young people like toddlers and infants cannot have a reasonable understanding of the issues, so should not vote, and that adults can and therefore should be able to vote. So clearly we have to draw a line somewhere, or else parents would have disproportionate political power as they would essentially have a second (or third, fourth, etc) vote. As a society we decided (in the 1960s, when the voting age was 21) that 18 is a good age at which to set the bar. Now, I think 16 would be a more fair age, as (and this is quite possibly a result of sampling bias) many of the 16–18 year-old people I know are more politically aware than many of the adults (over 18) I know. But the line must be set somewhere.