Liberal leader Mike de Jong has an interesting campaign platform in preparation for the next election. The politician has promised British Columbians that if elected Premier of B.C., he will change the legal voting age in our province to sixteen years old. This would be a difference of two years in regards to the current legal voting age of eighteen. De Jong has come under heavy scrutiny, unsurprisingly.
I am whole heartily against Mike de Jong's proposition. It doesn't get too much simpler than that. It is quite difficult for me to view this proposition without automatically thinking that it is a scheme to persuade teenagers to vote for the Liberals. I am a senior in high school myself, and I can safely say that 50% at best would not have the proper intelligence to vote simply because they do not understand politics. Yes, there are some teenagers who have the capacity and strong will that they would not be swayed easily by different parties. Let's face it, at the age of sixteen the majority of teenagers are not mature enough to make an important decision involving politics. My age group are the most easily swayed demographic that politicians would appeal to. If the government is legitimately trying to find a way to incorporate teens into the political system, they should have someone deliver mandatory seminars at local high schools in order to educate students on the world of politics. If students find it bland and uninteresting, clearly they have not yet reached the appropriate maturity which is needed for such a responsibility.
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