16er's and voting rights
Good old Green MP Sue Bradford is at it again. It wasn't enough shes invading...sorry, invaded your home and ruled out smacking, now she want's to drop the voting age to your bearly legal adult child.
The reason? A 16 year old can be taxed, can have a drivers lisence, can get married and have kids. I guess those are the qualifications for one being able to vote now a days. Real mature voting.
Yes, a 16 year old can get married...but consent has to be given. Does that make them adults though? Does that allow them to under stand the situation they now find themselves in being a married couple? How many married 16 year old couples does she know?
How many parents can she find that are actually wrapped with joy that their 16 year old teenager is now a parent? (that is not from a southern US State).
How many 16 year olds can she find that totally understand the relationship between rights and responsibility? One can have the right to vote, but the responsibility in casting that vote...the change that a single vote can cause...is something to think about carefully.
So...why should this be given to 16 year olds? You have to worry about some adults who probabaly shouldn't be able to vote.
Don't get me wrong. I think some 16 year olders are quite mature for their age, but we are talking about a percentage of their age group who are still in single figure mentality being given a right that even some in the 18+ group should not have. Look how much adults picked, pecked, argued and slandered about the anti-smacking bill. Its good, its bad, its horrific, its great, its an invasion of privacy, its saving lives. Adults, cant even make up their mind if its one way or the other.
Why would we want to add more to the burden of a life thats already filled with challenges, with more responsibility. Next thing you know, they are old enough to vote, get married, have kids, drive a car and then, they might as well be allowed to legally get drunk. Its the next logical step to to further the lowering of New Zealand's moral standards.
Sue. You've done enough damage to New Zealand's parents. Let the kids grow up to look forward (if it can be said that) to being able to contribute to society when it really counts. I guess that it also could be said that let 18 year's old be known for something more than becoing 18 and going into a pub.
The reason? A 16 year old can be taxed, can have a drivers lisence, can get married and have kids. I guess those are the qualifications for one being able to vote now a days. Real mature voting.
Yes, a 16 year old can get married...but consent has to be given. Does that make them adults though? Does that allow them to under stand the situation they now find themselves in being a married couple? How many married 16 year old couples does she know?
How many parents can she find that are actually wrapped with joy that their 16 year old teenager is now a parent? (that is not from a southern US State).
How many 16 year olds can she find that totally understand the relationship between rights and responsibility? One can have the right to vote, but the responsibility in casting that vote...the change that a single vote can cause...is something to think about carefully.
So...why should this be given to 16 year olds? You have to worry about some adults who probabaly shouldn't be able to vote.
Don't get me wrong. I think some 16 year olders are quite mature for their age, but we are talking about a percentage of their age group who are still in single figure mentality being given a right that even some in the 18+ group should not have. Look how much adults picked, pecked, argued and slandered about the anti-smacking bill. Its good, its bad, its horrific, its great, its an invasion of privacy, its saving lives. Adults, cant even make up their mind if its one way or the other.
Why would we want to add more to the burden of a life thats already filled with challenges, with more responsibility. Next thing you know, they are old enough to vote, get married, have kids, drive a car and then, they might as well be allowed to legally get drunk. Its the next logical step to to further the lowering of New Zealand's moral standards.
Sue. You've done enough damage to New Zealand's parents. Let the kids grow up to look forward (if it can be said that) to being able to contribute to society when it really counts. I guess that it also could be said that let 18 year's old be known for something more than becoing 18 and going into a pub.
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