WHY CANT KIDS OR PPL under 18 vote?

Question

i mean really>

Answer 1

That is a good question. Basically, the law established 18 as the age of "majority" which means you are considered on your own and responsible for your own actions. Until you reach 18, you are considered a "minor" and someone else is responsible for you (normally your parent(s)).

While several things could change this for specific people, this is the stand adhered to by most. Legally, you are considered to reach the age of "majority" on the day preceding your 18th birthday (you are deemed to have lived each day as of 12:00:01). Being of "majority" affords you additional rights/privileges and responsibilities that are not afforded to those of "minority" status.

But, to answer your question specifically: The 26th amendment of the United States Constitution states, "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

Answer 2

In democracy a well-researched person's vote has the same weight as the vote of a person who isn't voting seriously. That is the only trouble with demoracy. By eliminating under 18s they are trying to cut down on the 'stupid' votes. Under 18s aren't generally interested in politics and policies, and will just vote for whatever reasons, other than policies.

I am 16 years old and I have a real interest in politics and would take my vote seriously. However I know most of my friends wouldn't.

By restricting the age you are more likely to get more sensible votes, although not all over-18s take their vote seriously either! But the majority do.

Answer 3

Because voting and government are things that should be done by people with a completed education and experience in the real world. Kids and those under 18 have little or no experience in the real world and really have nothing on which to base their choices. I realize that there are people over 18 who have no maturity, and people under 18 who have a great deal of maturity. The bottom line is, we had to make a dividing line between adulthood and childhood, and 18 was, at one time, the best place for that line. Personally, I believe the line should be 21 - the age when most people leave college and enter the real, working world, where they are responsible for themselves.

Answer 4

Well, there are people over 18 that aren't ready for the responsibility of voting. With age usually comes wisdom. People under 18 just haven't typically learned enough about life, economics, politics to be trusted to make a wise decision.

Answer 5

Because the law says you are not an adult until 18. Also, because it is assumed that most children aren't able to make informed decisions or fully understand the issues they would be voting on.

---At one time the voting age was 21, but people protested the fact that they could be drafted into war but couldn't vote so they dropped the voting age to 18.

Answer 6

probably because kids under a certain age do not have enough sense to realize what they want or who will do the right thing, making them most likely vote for whoever their parents voted for. Also if kids could vote, there would most likely be radicals who had as many kids as they could just to influence the vote of an election

Answer 7

Because the government feels like people under the age of 18 are not responsible enough to make a wise choice for the government

Answer 8

A lot of kids under that age wouldn't take the time to consider all of the candidates, and just vote for whoever their friends or parents are voting for.

Answer 9

Because hopefully by the age of 18 you are smart enough and responsible enough to make a decision like that. Ever ask a 10 year old if he's a republican or a democrat? 10 out of 10 will tell you exactly what they hear their parents say about it, with no real thought or understanding of what they are saying. 18=ADULT in this country (except when it comes to drinking).

Answer 10

I know. Some people who are 40 are not bright enough, nor do they research enough to vote wisely. I guess they had to pick an age and that was it but it seems most 18 yr olds do not have time to research the candidates and issues enough to know since they are trying ( or should be ) to get into college at that age.