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Today's 16 year olds are by far not mature in thought enough to vote. Sorry no.

Conversely, you could say that half the adult population is not mature enough to vote. Or how about your logic applied to Women during the Women's Suffrage movement. They didn't work as much or were as educated back then. Maybe they shouldn't vote- oh wait, nevermind. They were disenfranchised.

What about African Americans in the 1700's? Again, on average less educated and "mature" as one might say due to being a disenfranchised population.

The funniest thing about your vote, is that in 2 years from 16, they somehow magically become mature enough...

Children are biologically not the same as adults, in ways that directly bear on decision-making. The more we learn about how the brain develops, the more clear this becomes.

The reverse is true of black people and adult women: the more learn about the brains of these adults, the less proof we find for any differences in potential brain function.

This is why we treat the decisions of children more lightly than we do the decision of adults. This is a good thing, societally; otherwise millions of children could routinely be imprisoned for assault and battery due to common schoolyard shenanigans.

I paid income tax when I was 16. I should have been allowed to vote.

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