I'm sure the liberal party wants more votes (see my sig) but to me this seems like a really bad idea...
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/polit...101795,00.html
Quote:
'Votes at 16' plan as Blair courts youth
Bid to engage young and combat apathy
Kamal Ahmed, political editor
Sunday December 7, 2003
The Observer
Teenagers will be given the vote at 16 in a historic move being considered by 10 Downing Street and the Department of Constitutional Affairs.
In a signal that the Government wants a major debate on this contentious issue and sympathises with those who argue that the voting age should be lowered from the present 18, Lord Falconer, the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs, said it was a vital debate and part of the reform agenda he wanted to pursue. 'I think it is a very important issue,' he said in an interview with The Observer.
'We expect more and more of people in relation to personal participation, we expect more and more in terms of social responsibility, in my view rightly, from people, particularly young people.
'If we want to both engage young people and make them discharge their responsibilities then I think there's got to be a quid pro quo of letting them see greater influence in the political process.'
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This just seems like pandering to an easily influenced group of poorly informed voters to me.