ya gotta be kiddin me...16 is too young to vote.
Period.
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The under-16s will have to live with the consequences of the vote longer than the older people, so why draw the line at 16? 7 is traditionally considered when someone reaches the age of reason, so why not let anyone who is 7 or older vote?
letting 16 year olds vote is retarded, sir
Second vote will be Justin Beiber for Prime Minister.
Oh great..... a nation’s future decided by children.
Don’ t give Obama any ideas
ya gotta be kiddin me...They should be no less than 24 years old. The founders feared that people who never had any responsibility in life could not be expected to make responsible decisions about government.
Originally only property owners were allowed to vote.
Owning property in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s was the best proxy for having had adult responsibilities and being capable of making intelligent, responsible decisions.
Someone named Mohammed has a say in what’s best for Scotland??
97% of all eligble have registered to vote. I find that amazing. It would be nice if we had even close to that participation rate here.
And yes...I mean I would like greater voting rate among THOSE eligble.
I have my doubts about 16 yr olds voting...but have no issue with allowing 18 yr old voters.
16? No wonder they’re messed up as a country. It’s bad enough we let 18-year-olds here can vote.
A “yes” vote can be based on only two things: Ignorance or emotion. Of course, those who do vote yes will deny that. Flame away.
A free Scotland. I bet Mary, Queen of Scots is smiling. Next up Ireland then Wales then .....
At 16 you pay taxes, can join the armed forces, get married, have children. You can’t buy cigarettes or alcohol.
We should consider taking the vote off people over 70 they don’t have long left to live so shouldn’t be allowed to decide on the future.