Too young to vote?

**Berries** · 10th February 2012, 22:33

Originally Posted by mossy1200

voting at 8 would be good then we would have Big Bird as PM.

Leave Jenny Shipley out of it.

**Indiana_Jones** · 10th February 2012, 22:58

Kids will vote for the cunt who will give them the most free shit....

-Indy

**SMOKEU** · 10th February 2012, 23:03

Originally Posted by mashman

Why not? They're gonna go that way anyway, may as well try to weed out the fee thinkers early that way we can have a society of SMOKEU's

That's bad to have a nation of youth brought up to lack the ability to think for themselves. People these days want the government to do all the thinking for them, and this is what leads to corruption because people put too much faith in the government, who we all know are a bunch of incompetent fools who are paid far too much money when all they do is make poor decisions and plan their next holiday off taxpayer funds.

People need to be taught to make their own smart decisions from a young age and not be brainwashed by some muppet wearing a suit. This is why the same idiots vote for the same political parties every election time, and they believe all the false promises the various politicians make.

**mashman** · 10th February 2012, 23:20

So let them know what they're going to be dealing with... I would imagine a few teachers would have a few words to impart on their charges... hell I'll go in to a school, pick 5 stories from the week before and spend an hour or so going through why things are the way they are, answering questions and watching the discussion unfold... am pretty sure they'd think their way around it and we may end up with a generation of smart bastards

**MisterD** · 11th February 2012, 08:49

Yeah lower the age and bring in a voting licence, that you have to pass a test to obtain.

**Pussy** · 11th February 2012, 09:14

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

That's bad to have a nation of youth brought up to lack the ability to think for themselves. People these days want the government to do all the thinking for them, and this is what leads to corruption because people put too much faith in the government, who we all know are a bunch of incompetent fools who are paid far too much money when all they do is make poor decisions and plan their next holiday off taxpayer funds.

People need to be taught to make their own smart decisions from a young age and not be brainwashed by some muppet wearing a suit. This is why the same idiots vote for the same political parties every election time, and they believe all the false promises the various politicians make.

You've just described the last labour government.

**FJRider** · 11th February 2012, 09:36

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Kids will vote for the cunt who will give them the most free shit....

-Indy

Status Quo ... NOW ...

**Headbanger** · 11th February 2012, 09:42

Raise the voting age to thirty, and remove voting rights from benies and crims.

**FJRider** · 11th February 2012, 09:44

Originally Posted by Headbanger

... and remove voting rights from benies and crims.

And anybody else that doesn't ride a motorcycle ...

**mashman** · 11th February 2012, 09:44

Originally Posted by MisterD

Yeah lower the age and bring in a voting licence, that you have to pass a test to obtain.

On the face of it that's not a bad idea for pre-age voters... other than extra admin costs I can't see it making a blind bit of difference. At the end of the day people will vote or they won't, a voting card won't change that and you're talking about an exam on a subject matter that has no "real" answer which could exclude those who don't see things in a prescribed way... so I wouldn't endorse such an idea. A licence doesn't stop bad drivers.

**mashman** · 11th February 2012, 09:45

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Raise the voting age to thirty, and remove voting rights from benies and crims.

and pay us all $50 a week and just tell us to get on with it. Heil Headbanger.

**SMOKEU** · 11th February 2012, 09:48

Originally Posted by Pussy

You've just described the last labour government.

I agree. But what has National done to change that? National are even worse than Labour because JK stands there wanking on about how Labour suck balls, yet JK doesn't do fuck all about making this country a better place.

Can you really trust a jew to tell you the truth?