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'd been saying over and over again that the voting age needs to be changed back to 21 (I'm 16 by the way), just because we have enough idiots not knowing politics and voting anyways as it is. - SevenTreeTool

Bull don't forget kids!

THis is true so that should mean some smart youth should take their place and be able to vote as well

Children are as smart as adults.Some adults just vote because they think(oh a bet you Donald trump wont win ) and they vote for him cause they think its funny.I am still a child and I'm pretty sure Donald trump shouldn't be president.Children should be as important.

And what is the "legitimate political reason" offered by the other two candidates? Free stuff, and even more free stuff. At least Trump is giving away his OWN stuff.

When I was a kid, I wanted to vote for Bush because I didn't like Al Gore's name. Good thing I couldn't vote back then. - Zach808

So called " adults" vote for the wrong reasons too - RustyNail

They think they know everything about politics but they really don’t. They only know what they see on the media. - 3DG20

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

Kids shouldn't vote

Kids Are Ignorant - TheCanadianLemon

So are many adults. But yes, children shouldn't vote because (most) of them wouldn't understand politics. - LordDovahkiin

I don't belive in this I believe donald Trump is the last thing the econmy needs

Voting isn't just writing on a piece of paper, it's the decision that you make and WHAT you write down. Judging from what you just said, YES, it's probably too hard for you and I hope for the good of democracy that you never vote.

Voting isn't just writing on a piece of paper, it's the decision that you make and WHAT you write down. Judging from what you just said, YES, it probably too hard for you and I hope for the good of democracy that you never vote.

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

Some adults can’t even handle the responsibility, so why would kids be allowed to vote? - 3DG20

I dunno, maybe if all the long term effects of this election were going to be your future, like you know global warming, immigration, international relations, and many more issues... those kinds of things, then you just might have that on your list of high priority. And you know what really sucks, knowing that your future is in someone else's hands and you can barely do a thing about it. Especially this year. Let me tell you as a freshman in high school that almost every "kid" I know wishes they could do something. I have a friend going out and getting "adults" to vote even if she can't, I have a lot of friends who are scared and some who can't sleep because it's their future, I have a friend who has given speeches and afterwords people told her that they'd vote for her, a "kid", for president, I have friends who have been in political protests like black lives matter or LGBTQ+. I'm thinking if people outside our country have this election on their high priority list, the the kids in ...more

That's true and agree with that opinion

Politics rule -kj age 7

Like wondering what's inside the swimming pool or playing on Xboxes - TwilightKitsune

I'm twelve and here's my lack of maturity; Donald trump should go back to the construction site to give them his brain full of bricks back. - AnonymousChick

Then you don't really understand politics. Trump is better than all liberals. - LordDovahkiin

Voting law is bull maybe kids shouldn't vote but teens sure.

Anonymous Chick: Here's ALL you need to know; you know absolutely NOTHING.

I am very matur I just stop wetting the bed so I think I can vote now! I'm a grone up

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I can stay up until 9

That's just mean you sicko

I can stay up until 8

Trust me, as much as I loved to vote when I was 10, I am afraid that other people of my age back then would easily be brainwashed by other people, especially schools.

Never use wikipedia or yahoo answers to vote kids! - Skullkid755

Like memes and jokes - Batmaniscole

Then explain Trump.

Whats this have to do with trump

This is the only one that is true.

Yes I totally agree

as if

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Parents can force kids.

This is pretty true

Obviously, some patmrents can even abuse their child for that

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Kids should know about politics, particularly because the government isn't doing very well. Three shutdowns in one year is insane, and Trump should be sent back to business. Children should vote because they will vote for someone they like and go against people they hate. But there's a major drawback-kids (based on student elections) are tempted towards rewards. Student candidates just want a longer recess (no possiblity, every district has a minimum of required instructional minutes), and that's what everyone wants. So kids would vote for the one who's gonna make America great again. Second, they would probably vote for their parents. For example, democrats would vote for democrat parents, and the same thing for republicans. If kids could vote, we could send Trump back to business in 2020 and have a long-overdue government reform, including the termination of the Second Amendment (based on Parkland).

One question, what does this have to do with trump?

True only because kids are still learning in school and have not finished learning about polotics

I understand politics quite well, thank you. - LordDovahkiin

Has anybody seen vice's new documentary called 'raised without gender'?

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Some will. But if you're me or my friends, you read up on your choice, and listen to presidential speeches. - LordDovahkiin

"Deceived? " The right is right. It's why it's called the Right Wing - LordDovahkiin

I'm 13 doing a school project

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

Kids will do what their parents say because they don't know what to do

tru dat

I’m 10 and I would go the way I want to go

Children or young adults may not know what reasons are good and what reasons are bad in an election. For example:Someone might say "I'm getting rid of this park to make more houses." A child may think that is good but in ways for the environment it is bad.
(I am 11 by the way)