http://www.dinkumdemocrats.com/optional-voting-for-16-to-18-year-olds-let%e2%80%99s-enlarge-the-franchise-and-democracy-say-the-democrats/ Dinkum Democrats Victoria - Blog Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:04:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.dinkumdemocrats.com/optional-voting-for-16-to-18-year-olds-let%e2%80%99s-enlarge-the-franchise-and-democracy-say-the-democrats/comment-page-1/#comment-68 David Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:59:02 +0000 http://www.dinkumdemocrats.com/?p=763#comment-68 I wanted to vote at 16, but the argument against it and of which I have been witness to with 20 somethings who are yung and educated but not so young as 16 year olds; is the "children" will vote the way their parents/providers do. To quote a 20 something friend of my girlfriend during the time of the Hansen election "I voted liberal because my parents look after me, and I respect them, and they vote liberal". that is not disinterested thoughtful democracy! I wanted to vote at 16, but the argument against it and of which I have been witness to with 20 somethings who are yung and educated but not so young as 16 year olds; is the “children” will vote the way their parents/providers do. To quote a 20 something friend of my girlfriend during the time of the Hansen election “I voted liberal because my parents look after me, and I respect them, and they vote liberal”. that is not disinterested thoughtful democracy!

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