I want to determine Government Policy... right after Iāve tidied my room and finished my homework
Why...
Should a 16 year-old get the right to vote? Winston Churchill once said the biggest argument against democracy is to hold a five minute conversation with a voter. God knows what he would have said if confronted with an acne-infested child whose only experience of voting is on Big Brother or X factor! There is good reason to keep the vote at 18. Itās called maturity and experience. The same reason in the UK you have to be 18 to:
- Buy cigarettes, rolling tobacco and cigarette papers
- Buy alcoholic drinks in a pub or a bar
- Buy fireworks
- View, rent or buy an 18 rated film
- View, rent or buy pornographic material that does not contraveneĀ UK obscenity laws
- Place a bet in a betting shop or casino
- Get a tattoo
- Join the Army and fight in conflict
- Drive a car
- Fly a plane
