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Originally Posted by willravel
We let stupid people vote all the time (again, thus Bush). Why would we not allow someone to vote because their brain isn't exactly the same as an adult?
The main differences between adolescent and adult brains have to do with impulse control, but that doesn't necessarily suspend reasoning skills. And, AGAIN, we have adults with that same issue and they're not kept from voting.
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so will, are you suggesting that we should have some sort of literacy and comprehension test for everyone to determine eligibility to vote?
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