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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
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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I don't know how I can simplify the terms any more than I did, so I'll have to change them.
Would you shoot someone who is mentally retarded in the face if he took something from your house? No? Why not? Is it because they may not have known any better? There you have it, so far as the trying a child as an adult thread.
Did you know that mentally disabled people can vote? There you go.