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12-30-2005, 09:35 AM
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Re: Conditional Suffrage?
[ QUOTE ] The fact is that no one here can make a compelling argument in favor of EVERYONE who is currently eligible to vote is competent enough to make an informed decision [/ QUOTE ] People make bad decisions all the time. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't have the right to make the decision. 
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12-30-2005, 11:15 AM
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Re: Conditional Suffrage?
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People make bad decisions all the time. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't have the right to make the decision. [/ QUOTE ] So 8 year-olds should be allowed to vote, too? When I was in elementary school and Bush Sr. was running against Clinton, the students were given an assignment to choose a side and create political ads. How did the students choose their sides? "Well, my mommy and daddy are voting for Bush so I am too" or likewise for Clinton. If these 8 year-olds used the same critical thinking skills as many 18+ voters do today to choose their candidate, why shouldn't they be allowed to vote too? In fact, allowing children, who would choose their candidate based on what mommy and daddy say, to vote would be to the advantage of the Democratic party. Can you see why?
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#3
12-30-2005, 11:26 AM
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Re: Conditional Suffrage?
Age is different than testing --- though, I agree that 18 is a somewhat arbitrary number. Nonetheless, some number must be chosen.
[ QUOTE ] "Well, my mommy and daddy are voting for Bush so I am too" or likewise for Clinton. [/ QUOTE ] You think this changes when people get older? The number 1 predictor of how a person will vote is how their parents vote.
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