The biggest argument

The biggest argument for allowing young people to vote is that the young people between the ages of 16-17 have an incredibly impressive drive and passion directed towards democracy. These students are getting involved in many aspects of the country. As students, they are marching and advocating for their future generation. The young people are asserting their position in our society, thus the need for the amendment to lower the voting age to 16 for federal states and local and local elections. The amendment would give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in federal elections. Localities that have already granted 16 and 17 years old the right to vote have shown an increase in better debates and increased voter participation. The same 16-year-olds are participating the America’s democracy already; they are permitted work, they pay federal taxes for the income they get and may also be tried as adults in court. It would be just if they are given the right to vote since they are voting for their employment rights, taxes, among others. Why not just allow them to be part of the shaping of these policies that govern them now and in the near future? If they do not vote, it means that the election results may not reflect the largest generation of people.

The biggest argument against allowing young people to vote is that in many states, most16-year-olds are legally minors. Most of them cannot be tried as adults in the court of law unless under special circumstances in crimes. They are not eligible to join the military and be sent to wars such as that of South Asia. It is argued that despite the lowering of the voting age from 21 to 18 at that time, many of them never came back home. The same are not even eligible to run for the same offices that we are asking them to vote for. If the push for the Democrats is political, then it could be that the young people may be influenced to vote in a certain way because of the belief that it would increase the Democrats votes in the next election.