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Re: Welsh 16 year olds get the vote
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
No, they are not. They may be physically strong, but mentally they would not have fully developed.
Choosing who runs the country is an important matter and we cannot afford for young people to have the vote when they can so easily be influenced by adults close to them.
If there is an issue here, it should be the minimum age at which you can fight for your country that is raised, not the voting age that is lowered.
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Best think about taking the vote from over-65s, then, as their cognitive functions can decline by 10% from that age...
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The study found a 9.6% decline in mental reasoning in men aged 65-70 and a 7.4% decline for women of the same age.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16425522
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Last edited by Hugh; 10-12-2019 at 19:22.
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