Rockscar and MaximusB! Ooooooo!

Off Topic Politics & World Issues
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[quote]Rockscar wrote:
18=Adult…legally.[/quote]

[quote]DBCooper wrote:
The point is that 18 y/o’s deserve a say in the form of a vote if for no other reason than they are adults in the eyes of the law no different than a 30 y/o, except for things like renting cars and drinking.[/quote]

I don’t know. Are you really an adult at 18? Some convicted minors can be tried as adults, yet they can’t be trusted with alcohol until 21. Some states allow 16-year-olds to marry, yet some politicians are fighting for keeping children on parents’ insurance policies until 26. I’m confused. It seems to me becoming an adult takes place in stages depending on the subject. I think “voting adulthood” should come later than turning 18.

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[quote]John S. wrote:

[quote]ZEB wrote:

[quote]malonetd wrote:
I’m definitely OK with raising the voting age. Fresh-faced, teenage punks have no business telling me how the world works.[/quote]

Now who around here could possibly argue with that?

:)[/quote]

I also agree, what age would you like to see it raised too?[/quote]

I would like to say 25, but I might be convinced to settle for 21 on a compromise.

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[quote]orion wrote:
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I shit on democracy.

Just saying.

Now a constitutional republic on the other hand…

Unfortunately the two are mutually exclusive in the long run.

I will side with the republic, thank you.

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Democracy means the inmates run the asylum and Republics must be strictly limited or they turn into empires. I wish the Constitution meant something.

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[quote]MaximusB wrote:

If you belong to a union you should not be allowed to vote.
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QFT. I hate unions.