After recent election defeats, Democrats are clamoring to lower the voting age to as low as 16.
“Young people are our future,” said Democratic Assembly member Evan Low from California. “Lowering the voting age will help give them a voice in the democratic process and instill a lifelong habit of voting.”
Low introduced a bill last year, ACA 10, that would lower the threshold from 18 to 17 in order to reverse the slide in voter turnout. Of course, younger people do tend to vote towards the left.
Now, the push to lower the voting age is gaining ground in yet another state and it’s going even lower than California. This new effort is guided by the hand and deep pocket of liberal billionaire George Soros.
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Until prefrontal cortex brain development is complete, adolescents have problems with, among other things: Impulse control and delaying gratification, modulation of intense emotions, inhibiting inappropriate behavior and initiating appropriate behavior. According to scientific research, the prefrontal cortex development isn’t complete until mid 20’s to early 30’s and as such the term adolescent applies until then. So, instead of reducing the voting age, it should be increased to at least the mid 20’s, if any change is to be made. If you take a look at our Constitution, you will see that our Founding Fathers were aware that younger people are less likely to make sound judgements, in that they specified the minimum ages necessary to fill the presidency (35), Senate (30) and House of Representatives (25) positions. Ref: https://steemit.com/steemstem/@georgeani/prefrontal-cortex-at-what-age-is-the-brain-completely-developed , http://constitutionus.com/
The voting age should be raised to twenty one.
Lowering the age for gun buyers also?