Summary Of Why The Voting Age Should Be Allowed To Vote

At what age should teens be allowed to vote? Some argue that the voting age should be lowered to 16 years old, while others believe that it should remain the same. 16 years olds lack the responsibility needed to vote. 16 year olds are scientifically proven to be underdeveloped and not fully mature. 16 year olds are frequently liberal until they grow up to have adult responsibilities. In the article, “No, We Shouldn't Lower the Voting Age to 16” by David Davenport, he states that the lowering of the voting age would negatively affect the country. I agree with Davenport, but he failed to mention the fact that teens lack the life experience, motivation and maturity to vote.

Society talks about the age of maturity and responsibility, but they send many different messages. At age 16, teens are allowed to drive and work, but they aren't allowed to vote. At age 18, young adults are allowed to serve and die for their country, but aren't allowed to drink. The government says you're mature at 18, but science shows that you're not fully mature until 20-25. All these age milestones are confusing because you can fly an airplane at 16, but can't gamble. There are many different opinions on the age of maturity and age of responsibility. From my own personal experience, I was told that I am old
He forgot to talk about the fact that at the age of 16, teens lack the important life experience needed to vote. In the article “No, We Shouldn't Lower the Voting Age to 16” Davenport talks about how teens are strictly liberal until they are 18 and science has proven the brain isn't fully mature until the mid-20s. Nowhere in the article does he mention the lack of life experience, motivation and maturity to vote. If David Davenport mentioned some of this information in his article, he might have been able to persuade more people to agree with