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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally Posted by willravel
Actually I did have to go back to two posts in each thread to clarify my position seeing as how these two stances are seemingly in opposition. To be totally clear, teenagers should be able to vote because they aren't represented in government, but they should be judged based on their development, and few 14 year olds have the cognitive developments of their adult counterparts.
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So de facto you are saying that people with lower cognitive abilities would be disenfanchised by your system of allowing this "judged based on their development" and NEVER be allowed to vote since you've removed the age requirement.
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