[david_the_positive]

I appreciate the concern of a runaway train here but feel this idea of children 14+ getting fractioned vote has potential.

Do we adults pay attention to teenage issues? I do not recall any too many skateparks with signs "no skateboarding allowed" on school grounds and parks.

I had the privilege to travel and see different parts of the country and the world as a teenager, including one semester at LA public in mid 90s.

LA had a dismal approach to organized teenage sports when I was there. It was absent at junior-high level, and at high school it resembled college level competition/selection.

Average class was about 30 kids. Largest was about double that and held in an auditorium.

Another point: Are teenagers represented in current issues? Are the Media giants having their rights violated, and pornography falling into the wrong hands the only sides to the p2p story?

Third point: Adult population reacts plenty to commercial glitter, so why the thoughts that adding kids to the voting public would spoil this gene pool?

Those who don't fail are those who don't do anything.
I feel its worth a vote. If it passes and helps our society, good. No, then we learn our lesson and move on.

[Dan from Michigan]

Welcome aboard.

fractioned vote has potential.
Why a fractioned vote? As far as I'm concerned, it should be all or nothing on that. Also, how will this affect reapproportionment during redistricting? Will 14 year olds be an 1/8 of a person?

Do we adults pay attention to teenage issues?
Probably about as much as the East Lansing city council(democrats) pay attention to the college students there, all of which who can vote. Up there I was still treated as a kid, while I was treated as the adult I am when I moved back to an apartment in my county. When I was in EL, the building inspector could inspect inside the apartments and write tickets to the tenants for things as stupid as an extension cord on the ground.

Adult population reacts plenty to commercial glitter, so why the thoughts that adding kids to the voting public would spoil this gene pool?

I don't think as much as some think(I always remind the board that the most democrat group of anyone is senior citizens)

I don't even have a problem with lowering the age of majority overall, but it can't be just the voting age. The age of majority should cover signing contracts, smoking, drinking, able to move out of parent's house, joining the military, buying a firearm, and be legal adults in the fullest extent.

I wish I could have voted at 17. I was 2 months two young, and would have voted for Dole.(Who won the high school mock election)