Kamala Harris has called for lowering the nation’s voting age to 16 in order to bring more people into the political process. Re-think that.
A key objective of any true democracy is for an informed electorate to choose its leaders and then hold them accountable. Most 16-year-olds are informed by their parents, socials studies teachers, a cool uncle and whatever they see on line. It’s never been more problematic to be a voter. It’s a lot easier to drive at 16.
Agreed. 16 year olds are hardly ready for democracy, let alone able to comprehend the responsibility of voting.