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Originally Posted by Supple Cow
I don't buy the argument that parent's influence would be reduced by the increase of autonomy of the minor gained along with suffrage. Most kids are influenced heavily by their parents (or their legal guardians) whether they are autonomous or not - the influence comes from simply being in their care. While not all adults are living independently of the people who raised them, I would guess that the percentage of immature or dependent adults in the total voting population is still a far cry from the large percentage of conceivable minor voters who would still be living with parents or guardians.
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How many parents based their votes off what they saw on CNN and Fox? Can't you argue that a great deal of the votes were biased?
We all have bias. Most of us are controled to some degree. I argue that most adults are more controled than kids are by parents. My parents gave me floride pills when I was little b ecause our water wasn't flouridated. No one bothered to tell them that flouride research is 50 years old and that flouride can be dangerous to children. Why did they do that? Their dentist didn't do the research, so someone who is considered trustworthy in that field was wrong.
The news companies (where most of Americans get their information for voting) are controled by profit and ratings. This means that the information we get from them is at least tainted with what we want to see, not what we should see.
Not even emancipated minors can vote.