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When many people are young, they dream of being president and changing the world. These dreams are supported by their parents, partially because it?s a far off goal and partially because it is the epitome of the American dream: anyone can make themselves into something great. Once we reach the age of eighteen, we have the power to truly change the world, to be presidents in our own ways. We have the power to vote. However, by the age of eighteen, people become jaded. They know the world is a big place to save and not everyone can be president. They underestimate their power and thus, neglect to vote. Due to this, it has become increasingly evident that a change in voter power is necessary. The voting age should be lowered to sixteen.
Roughly one third of all Americans are registered to vote. However, only one quarter of the population takes advantage of this right. Democracy has eroded away. People freely criticize the leaders that they neglected to vote for or against. The nation has slipped away from the cornerstone it was founded upon. Despite the relatively indifferent nature of the American masses, there is an up and coming generation who would give nearly anything to vote.
Perhaps a certain excitement is a natural part of youth, but countless high school students are rallying behind the concept of voting. Freedom?s Answer, a group founded and mostly run by high school students, encourages adults who would not normally vote to practice their American rights. The interest is there.
Some argue that at sixteen, a person is not intelligent enough to make the decision of voting. However, logically, of the sixteen year olds who would be able to vote, the ones who would turn out would by the ones who are best able to make an educated decision. The unintelligent members of that age group probably wouldn?t even know there was an election, let alone be willing to vote in it. Additionally, many of the intelligent high schoolers who are unable to vote due to age restrictions are probably more intelligent, more involved with current issues, than some of their elders who simply do not vote. The assumption that high school students are all superficial and silly may apply to some, but that association has become the result of media depiction, not actual behavior.
At the very least, they young Americans deserve a voice. Perhaps their vote could be worth one half or one third the value of a normal vote, but even at a decreased value, a vote is a vote. These Americans are feeling the ramifications of voting, from driving restrictions to increased taxes, to a slightly alarming economy which they will have to soon go and join.
Current events have forced this generation to grow up more quickly than many. They understand the world into which they are growing up into. They should have to chance to change this world before it is theirs.
I vote yes, what do you vote?
Roughly one third of all Americans are registered to vote. However, only one quarter of the population takes advantage of this right. Democracy has eroded away. People freely criticize the leaders that they neglected to vote for or against. The nation has slipped away from the cornerstone it was founded upon. Despite the relatively indifferent nature of the American masses, there is an up and coming generation who would give nearly anything to vote.
Perhaps a certain excitement is a natural part of youth, but countless high school students are rallying behind the concept of voting. Freedom?s Answer, a group founded and mostly run by high school students, encourages adults who would not normally vote to practice their American rights. The interest is there.
Some argue that at sixteen, a person is not intelligent enough to make the decision of voting. However, logically, of the sixteen year olds who would be able to vote, the ones who would turn out would by the ones who are best able to make an educated decision. The unintelligent members of that age group probably wouldn?t even know there was an election, let alone be willing to vote in it. Additionally, many of the intelligent high schoolers who are unable to vote due to age restrictions are probably more intelligent, more involved with current issues, than some of their elders who simply do not vote. The assumption that high school students are all superficial and silly may apply to some, but that association has become the result of media depiction, not actual behavior.
At the very least, they young Americans deserve a voice. Perhaps their vote could be worth one half or one third the value of a normal vote, but even at a decreased value, a vote is a vote. These Americans are feeling the ramifications of voting, from driving restrictions to increased taxes, to a slightly alarming economy which they will have to soon go and join.
Current events have forced this generation to grow up more quickly than many. They understand the world into which they are growing up into. They should have to chance to change this world before it is theirs.
I vote yes, what do you vote?
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