SAN FRANCISCO MAY LOWER VOTING AGE TO 16

@guohua,

I have a question for you on things like this, and I'm deeply curious about it.

You're from China, and as we all know, China isn't a Democratic nation. In fact, in some ways, polar opposite comes to mind. So 'One man, One vote' never got a chance to be considered. Whatever the good or bad to that......how does it make you feel to have come here, from there, and then watch us dilute and waste away the power of the democratic model and voting ability?

Oh, the age thing is patently absurd. Kids love to think they know it all, but the very fact they DO think that way is outright proof of the biologic truth to the matter. The brain, physically, doesn't fully develop (which includes personality and judgement, eh?) until the early 20's.

I'm sure every kid under 21 would argue that too, as I am sure I would have at that age ....and so they ought to. Its what being a kid is about. Arguing stupid things, with less intelligent points, where being horribly wrong doesn't matter .....so they learn how to be right by those adult years, when it matters A LOT.

Giving the vote to a 16 year old is asking for a free for all, especially when photo ID (proof of AGE at this stage) is still something those California Commies would shriek in horror at the mere thought of. Well..I'll tell ya..with all the hormone filled milk or whatever it is, I couldn't tell most 13yr olds from 16yr olds.

It'd basically be giving a free run to the segment of society least caring about consequence of action and MOST likely to actively game the system beyond what the change would already give them. The whole teen set.

What happened? The illegals not voting the way they wanted them to?

@wrabbit2000,

I can't wait for the Lego Amendment or the Juice Box Bill.

It is my opinion that this guy wants to enable kids to vote because they are easy to sway. He can promise them free stuff or other perks if they vote for whatever he or his party wants and they will do it- because the majority of 16 year olds are idiots!

I'm trying to find the silver lining here, and I think I may have.

You'll notice that this only applies to city elections, Mayor, Commissioners, that sort of thing. Now, assuming that the kids' vote is as goofy as everybody expects it to be, San Francisco will collapse even more quickly than it would by following it's current path. It might be a painful lesson to the city, and perhaps even the country, but still it would be a fairly clear cut lesson.

Or, so I hope.

@snarky412, Says: "Or their teachers 'tell' them who to vote for"


True Enough and what are The Vast Majority Of Teachers Today? Liberals, Progressive Borderline Socialist.