serious issues r u going to vote?

[Miss Minx]

i think kids should get more info on politics at school too i know for a fact that i hadnt a clue about what parties did what what was left and right wing etc when i was at school. Young people need educating more as a lot of people i think dont vote as they dont really understand what they would be voting for if you like

 

[Guest]

but at 16 u dont pay taxes lol

u pay a minimum national insurance and have a temp tax number but u dont pay taxes

 

i was working and at college and my dad still had child benefits cos what work i did was part time

[Guest]

minx i still aint got a clue about all that

[Miss Minx]

no but at 16 you can get a job and move out get married in some places even so you should get a say in the country and whats happening to it

 

dani exactly o how likely would you be tovote if you could not really knowing who or what your voting for

[Tresh]

But at 16 you cannot drive and cannot drink. Yet if you were to vote u would be voting on issues outside of your remit, that cannot be right.

 

To extrapolate further, why don't we lower the age of voting to that when you are born sice the government is making decisons about you from that moment.

 

At 16 generally people are not sufficiently aware and more importantly not able to reason. Lowering the voting age would not resolve issues and would potentially give rise to extremist groupls as teenagers thought it funn to vote this way.

 

Also at 16 a huge amount ofinfluence is exerted over youngsters both by parents and the education system, it surely can't be acceptable allowing thos to vote under duress from their elders.

[Guest]

agree's 100% with tresh

 

if at 16 u can vote then u should be classed as an adult and able to drink, drive and as 1 law is u cant even have homosexual relations till 18 by law. well male on male sex anyway

[Bukey]

But at 16 you cannot drive and cannot drink. Yet if you were to vote u would be voting on issues outside of your remit, that cannot be right.

 

But you can drive before you are 18.... I'm all for allowing people to have a provisional at 16. Also, does that mean that non-drivers shouldn't be allowed to vote? Afterall, they're voting on issues outside of their remit.

 

To extrapolate further, why don't we lower the age of voting to that when you are born sice the government is making decisons about you from that moment.

 

No, my argument is that from 16 you can make a very valid contribution to the running of society.

 

At 16 generally people are not sufficiently aware and more importantly not able to reason. Lowering the voting age would not resolve issues and would potentially give rise to extremist groupls as teenagers thought it funn to vote this way.

 

You mean some teenagers are not able to reason. Proper grounding in how society runs from a secondary school age may aleviate such issues.

 

Also at 16 a huge amount ofinfluence is exerted over youngsters both by parents and the education system, it surely can't be acceptable allowing thos to vote under duress from their elders.

 

And many youngsters rebel against such influences. That said, many 16/17/18/19/20 year olds start to settle down from such rebelions and think for themselves. Granted, many still don't - but that can still be the case when people are in their early 20s.

 

if at 16 u can vote then u should be classed as an adult and able to drink, drive and as 1 law is u cant even have homosexual relations till 18 by law.  well male on male sex anyway

 

Sorry Dani, got to disagree... Facts:

 

* At 16 your body is not necessarily developed enough to cope with alcohol.

 

* The age of consent for male/male sexual relationships is 16 - exactly the same as male/female or female/female sexual relationships. The age of consent was altered several years ago now.

[Leenad]

Ok right for people that arent voting just a little thing to please try and get you down to the polling station. Labour want ID cards, this means you will HAVE to by law, carry one with you at all times.

A policeman thinks you look dodgy, he appraches you and demands for your ID card, u do not have it they can say wel i think your lying about your Identity, ur coming down the nick son!(and theres nothing you can do about it). How much of a wanker will that be?so please i dont usually vote but this yr i am, I DO NOT WANT ID CARDS, if you are like me an owe money to the courts then as soon as they ask you for it they will know your address, wot you have benn previously been charged with an if you owe money or whatever.

DON'T VOTE LABOUR (even though they do have theyre gud points aswel )

[Guest]

ur avatar is scarey lol

 

bukey ok i may be a bit out on times but as proved i am totally clueless to politics

and also many teens drink anyway age appropriate or not so if they can vote they can vote to drink early

leenlad i agree with id cards on fact that there is too many ppl out there who are dangerous and living a different lie on who they are and are attacking/ causing harm to more ppl. and also ilegal immigrants, all this terrorist scares and stuff it is all to protect from that and also age proof also and u will need one to go in and out the country i think they are a good idea as long as we aint made to pay for them as im sure as hell in past not got a passport paying 40 quid jus for id purposes

[fifedjdomo]

wow what a post!

any votes on this topic bein moved over to the serious comments and discussions forum?

[Guest]

yer if we had admon about lol

will speak to james wen he is online

[fifedjdomo]

i know where the hell have they all gone????

maria came back to say hey u lot missed my birthday except bushy

and lisa is i dunno

and whoever else was one too has gone i dunno where

[Guest]

maria isnt mod anymore

lisa doesnt seem to come on much

liam is working a lot

and bushy is in australia lol

 

they are the 4 mods atm or were or whatever

[fifedjdomo]

well lets make you one

not shaney one i think the power and authority wil go to his head n he'll play pranks lol

and maybe bukey aswell see what happens i think

[Guest]

errrrrrrrr domo thats totally up to james he is admin

and bukey runs his own site

and shaney has a bit of power lol he is a photographer