[ThornJ56]

If our country can call on 18 year olds to fight in its defense, then 18 year olds should be able to vote. Besides, there are plenty of 25 year olds who don’t think any more rationally than a 2 year old, no matter how physically developed their brain is.

[cuban leaf]

If our country can call on 18 year olds to fight in its defense, then 18 year olds should be able to vote.

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I disagree. One involves physical ability. The other, mental ability. They don’t reach adulthood at the same speed.

But I know my position will never get any sort of consensus support, so I’m fine with what worked for a very long time: 21.

[Walrus]

See Will88’s post. I think he’s addressed the “old enough to fight for his country” argument rather neatly.

[itsahoot]

If our country can call on 18 year olds to fight in its defense, then 18 year olds should be able to vote.

Total B$. Harry Truman was asked about lowering the voting agate 18 and he said(rightly) It makes more sense to raise it to 25.

The notion that if you are old enough to fight you are old enough to vote is exactly why we let buck privates run theaters of operations, right?