Top 10 Reasons Kids Under the Age of 18 Shouldn't Be Allowed to Vote In Government Elections

Thank you so much for the list! I've been saying over and over again that the voting age needs to be changed back to 21. I'm 16, by the way. We already have enough people who don't understand politics and still vote.

Yes, I agree. Don't forget to mention me!

I saw Donald Trump on the news at some state fair trying to appeal to kids by giving them free helicopter rides. In the words of Tsumugu Kinagase from the anime series Kill la Kill, "There are two things you should know."

1. That's dangerous.
2. Is anyone really going to vote for someone for president just for free helicopter rides instead of a legitimate political reason?!

And the stupidest of reasons. Sometimes they'd like a politician for their ads. For example, one would like to vote for someone whose name is "Dick" for a senatorial position because they want him to "penetrate the Senate," as it is said in the ads.

Kids are ignorant and obstinate. Sorry, but I don't want icywolf2008AJ running my country because they want free stuff or because they start saying that they're the future. They get offended over everything. It will be run like a zoo.

There are worse things for the economy than that. But I agree with most of this list, and I'm not a kid.

Based on how long you can stay up doesn't matter. I'm 14, and I think that we kids can't make those decisions either.

The mainstream media will only show what they want you to see. Most sources are lies or heavily biased, using carefully chosen words to make you think a certain way. No more facts are just being told. You are instead told how to feel about the facts. Everything is now taken out of context, and you are never shown the full truth unless you dig for it.

Kids aren't smart enough to do their own actual research for the facts. Instead, they will Google something and be told how to feel. It doesn't matter who you support. Kids should be able to find the facts without sources influencing their opinions. Kids should think for themselves. That can easily be applied to adults today, sadly. Nobody does actual research beyond some Google searches, it seems. We have been told that reliable information will remain consistent between most sources, which simply isn't true today anymore. We don't know what is reliable unless we truly dive in and do our own homework. But most kids will blindly accept the words that are told to them. Many things are not true. Haven't we been taught that not everything we see on the internet is true? That goes for both political sides. Not everything you see is true, especially today. The "fact checkers" are not reliable either. Kids should fact-check things themselves with true research. And it's especially harder today with a lot of censorship.

Censorship has allowed for one side to be more present, which again influences all ages. People can be wrong on both sides. But they shouldn't be censored for their thoughts, even if what they say is true. It's just part of a big agenda, and it's really taking independence and critical thinking from all ages, especially kids, who follow along. If they see more people feeling one way, they will follow along and won't know exactly why they should. And kids will be more scared to think another way because of the bullying and threats that are common today.

Kids, and adults, are following along... more

Children shouldn't vote because most of them won't understand politics. But a lot of adults can't really handle the responsibility either.

Some adults can't even handle the responsibility, so why would kids be allowed to vote?

Definitely. You are always right.

Trust me, as much as I loved the idea of voting when I was 10, I am afraid that other kids my age back then would easily be influenced by others, especially schools.

Never use Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers to form your voting decisions, kids!

Who is this about? I agree that they will vote based on looks but not acts. I mean, if this is about everyone, then I agree. If this is about someone famous, I still agree but not as much.

For example, Taylor Swift, she's a loving and caring person, and she looks like one too. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think this is the only person you can base looks off of. Thanks a lot!

Once someone is 18 and legally an adult, their parents cannot tell them who to vote for, even if the parents want to.

I knew about local politics when I was 7, but I lacked knowledge on the national level. If I had been influenced by political ads, and others my age had too, my country would have been messed up. This applies to all countries.

A lot of them think they do based on what they read online, but they really don't.

True, only because kids are still learning in school and have not finished learning about politics.

This is the only one that is true.

True. We don't need another celebrity president.

That's impossible anyway. Kids still go to school, despite it being useless.