Looks like an attempt to threadjack to me:
Rainbowsix wrote:lets switch the topic
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by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:19 am
by Severina » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:19 am
by The Blaatschapen » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:19 am
by Rainbowsix » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:21 am
Luxenermy wrote:Rainbowsix wrote:lets switch the topic would everyone like it if young people werent allowed to vote (like you have to be 35 to run for president)
God no. When it comes to age requirements I think it's one of the things the current voting system does do right. If you're an adult, you should be able to vote. The only restriction I know of at that point is if you're in prison or not a citizen, which are their own arguments.
by Evil Dictators Happyland » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:23 am
Rainbowsix wrote:Luxenermy wrote:
God no. When it comes to age requirements I think it's one of the things the current voting system does do right. If you're an adult, you should be able to vote. The only restriction I know of at that point is if you're in prison or not a citizen, which are their own arguments.
so i have to wait for god to tell me to vote?
by Luxenermy » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:24 am
Rainbowsix wrote:Luxenermy wrote:
God no. When it comes to age requirements I think it's one of the things the current voting system does do right. If you're an adult, you should be able to vote. The only restriction I know of at that point is if you're in prison or not a citizen, which are their own arguments.
so i have to wait for god to tell me to vote?
by The Emerald Legion » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:24 am
Scymira wrote:There's been two basic arguments against this proposal so far.
1) Older people are wiser than young people.
2) Older people are more reliable than young people.
Argument one is fairly easily disprovable, and has already been disproved multiple times. Scammers target old people. It's not because they're wiser. It's because they're more gullible.
http://healthland.time.com/2013/09/30/w ... on-makers/
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/artic ... ne.0043647
https://gero.usc.edu/labs/matherlab/fil ... al2005.pdf
Argument two is not a valid argument as it actually presents a reason why older people should NOT vote. To say that a group can be counted on as a reliable voter implies one of two things.
a) The person can be counted on to deliver a specific vote, regardless of the wisdom of said vote.
b) The person can be counted on to be swayed by arguments, regardless of their validity.
If either a or b is true for a specific voting bloc, they are no longer actually participating actively in democracy, and are in fact a threat to it, and so should not be allowed to vote.
Older people have to retest to continue driving because of the obvious question of public safety at a micro level, and they should at the very least be tested to be able to continue to vote because of the obvious question of public safety at the macro level. (And if testing people to be able to vote bothers you, you can always simply name a cutoff age.)
by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:25 am
Rainbowsix wrote:Luxenermy wrote:God no. When it comes to age requirements I think it's one of the things the current voting system does do right. If you're an adult, you should be able to vote. The only restriction I know of at that point is if you're in prison or not a citizen, which are their own arguments.
so i have to wait for god to tell me to vote?
by Rainbowsix » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:25 am
by Luxenermy » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:26 am
by Luxenermy » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:27 am
by Rainbowsix » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:29 am
by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:32 am
by The Emerald Legion » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:32 am
by Andsed » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:33 am
Veceria wrote:Andsed wrote:Nah. Someone voting for things you don't like is not a reason to take away their voting rights.
It's not about things "I like". The voting pattern of 60+ people in my country consistently puts younger generations at a disadvantage, while not affecting older generations at all. They simply vote for things that doesn't even concern them.
by Coffin-Breathe » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:34 am
Evil Dictators Happyland wrote:Anyone who pays taxes should be able to vote. The United States' main founding principle is that taxation should equal representation.
by Rainbowsix » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:35 am
by Evil Dictators Happyland » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:40 am
Coffin-Breathe wrote:Evil Dictators Happyland wrote:Anyone who pays taxes should be able to vote. The United States' main founding principle is that taxation should equal representation.
...which every real democracy has abandoned ages ago - except for the US, because (sorry, but I have to declare this) the US is not even rudimentary a "real democracy".
by The Archregimancy » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:41 am
Evil Dictators Happyland wrote:Anyone who pays taxes should be able to vote. The United States' main founding principle is that taxation should equal representation.
by Antityranicals » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:41 am
Coffin-Breathe wrote:Evil Dictators Happyland wrote:Anyone who pays taxes should be able to vote. The United States' main founding principle is that taxation should equal representation.
...which every real democracy has abandoned ages ago - except for the US, because (sorry, but I have to declare this) the US is not even rudimentary a "real democracy".
by Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated- » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:44 am
Rainbowsix wrote:"The internet is left leaning depending where you go, but the tower of pisa is left leaning as well so what's your point."
- teacher in my class
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by Evil Dictators Happyland » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:44 am
The Archregimancy wrote:Evil Dictators Happyland wrote:Anyone who pays taxes should be able to vote. The United States' main founding principle is that taxation should equal representation.
That would, of course, include all non-citizens with the right of residency in the United States; which may be your intent.
by The New California Republic » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:46 am
Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated- wrote:Rainbowsix wrote:"The internet is left leaning depending where you go, but the tower of pisa is left leaning as well so what's your point."
- teacher in my class
Which is relevant to a thread about voting rights how? Also, it leans south, left and right are subjective.
by Evil Dictators Happyland » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:46 am
Antityranicals wrote:Coffin-Breathe wrote:
...which every real democracy has abandoned ages ago - except for the US, because (sorry, but I have to declare this) the US is not even rudimentary a "real democracy".
"Real Democracy" is not desirable. The US would have ended up like post-Revolution France or worse...
by Coffin-Breathe » Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:49 am
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