NationStates Jolt Archive


Younger Voters a Cure for Apathy?

Skallvia
25-01-2009, 20:06
I have recently gotten this issue...

1. "It's their future as well, let the youngsters have their say!" calls Johann Wong, a retired history teacher. "By their early-teens, they should know as much about our government and political process as any other voter. It's time we got some young blood infused into the political process and got people interested in politics again."

2. "Are you mad?" cries Jazz Dredd, government treasurer. "Teenagers are way too easily distracted! They'll end up making snap decisions and lumber us with some incompetant fool who reduces our economy to ruin and could even end up giving out tax cuts! If anything, the government needs to be more careful about who we allow to vote. Background checks and strict conditions placed on all voters should help keep our government running smoothly."

3. "All these elections are awfully troublesome," says Randy Rifkin, your senior aide. "I mean, it's obvious you know what's best for the people and for Skallvia, so why don't we cut out the whole voting thing and just appoint the ministers directly? Think of all the money we'd save, and the trees that would be spared from being turned into ballot papers!"


...As you can see, it doesnt give you any actual ages in the options, Im not seeing how anyone could make policy or make decisions for issues on a topic such as the Voting Age without any ages present in the options...

I think it should be changed...
Linux and the X
26-01-2009, 01:43
I'd make the options "lower the voting age", "eliminate the voting age", and "eliminate the voting age but replace it with a competency test" instead of just "lower the voting age".
Flibbleites
26-01-2009, 19:34
You can complain all you want, I'm about 99% certain that the issue won't be changed.
Skallvia
28-01-2009, 05:28
You can complain all you want, I'm about 99% certain that the issue won't be changed.

True, but, I still thought it needed to be stated, lol...if for no other reason than I wanted to complain about it, :p...