Voting age: What da ya think?

**Freakshow** · 22nd June 2007, 09:05

I only ask who voted for her to get in and action stupid ideas? There have to be several more important topics to fight for!

**MSTRS:Me** · 22nd June 2007, 09:09

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

That rules Labour out of winning another election..........

Happy happy joy joy....
Bradford is a maniac. But a jury of her 'peers' would find her to be a saint. And that is exactly what this 16yo/vote bullshit is about. We all know that teenagers are idealistic creatures - having the vote for them would be like adding 200,000 Labour/Green votes. A wetdream for SB...

**Dargor** · 22nd June 2007, 09:15

Well I'm 17 and think I'm mature enough to contribute sensibly but.. i think most 16/17's are stupid shits, just because you can drop out of school and get a low paying job doesn't mean your mature.

I liked what Cajun said, doll bludgers shouldn't get the vote.

But maybe if it was lowered and i got to vote last time my vote could have helped save the country from becoming a nanny state.

**MSTRS:Me** · 22nd June 2007, 09:35

Welcome Dargor. Can you post a pic of your bike...the 1885 model is sure to be interesting

**Lias** · 22nd June 2007, 09:35

Raise it to 25..

**shcabbeh** · 22nd June 2007, 09:36

I wonder how many of Bradford's policies are really attention grabbing publicity stunts. This latest one is just ridiculous.

**avgas** · 22nd June 2007, 10:43

Lower it to 6 so that you learn at a young age why NZ is corrupt

**yod** · 22nd June 2007, 10:44

i think a lot of people round here need a serious dose of objectivity

**Oakie** · 22nd June 2007, 11:13

Think about it. Which age group do you think is most likely to support the Green Party? The young and naive of course. Those who have a rosy view of what the world should be. (Legalise cannibis, don't smack yer kids, save the Snails/Trees/Swamps etc, increase the minimum wage to $14.00). If 16 and 17 year olds had the vote, I'd suspect that at least 30% of them would vote Green ... and in MMP, that could mean another Green MP or 2 which would really give the Greens the balance of power.

That's what this proposal is about.

How about one of you KB high school students arranging a poll amongst 16 and 17 year olds at your school to and see who they'd vote for. It might be interesting just to see how the demographic works.

**The Stranger:Me** · 22nd June 2007, 11:35

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

Sue Bradford is thinking about lowering the voting age to 16 year old.

My opinion is that she is nuts. As far as I am concerned the driving age should go back up to 18 years old and the drinking age go back to 20 years old.

What do you think?

Makes perfect sense.
They only need to buy the votes of a few blocks to hold on to power.
They went to work on women, Maori, the unemployed, students (remember the auction at the last election) and crims (that's why labour aren't tough on crime - doesn't pay to have all your voters in prison).
Now with their support low in the polls the easiest way forward for them is to expand one such group and this one is the easiest.

**BarBender** · 22nd June 2007, 11:47

Stuff it. Take out compulsory voting altogether and bring in "vote if you want to".

**Oakie** · 22nd June 2007, 11:52

Originally Posted by BarBender

Stuff it. Take out compulsory voting altogether and bring in "vote if you want to".

Thats what we already have. It's not compulsary to vote ... but it is complulsary to register to vote.

As an aside I seem to remember hearing a while ago that in the USA, there were more votes cast in that year's American Idol than in the last presidential election. Of course I guess you can multiple vote in American Idol so it probably doesn't mean anything.

**Skyryder** · 22nd June 2007, 11:53

Originally Posted by BarBender

Stuff it. Take out compulsory voting altogether and bring in "vote if you want to".

We don't have compulsary voting. Australia does. Sort of answers R in B's question does it not??

Skyryder

**The Stranger:Me** · 22nd June 2007, 11:55

Originally Posted by Cajun

you working and pay tax you vote (doesn't matter how old you are)
you don't pay tax you don't get shit

Cajun for PM.
May I suggest another policy for when you are PM.
2 term maximum.
After that you are out.
Get rid of the farken career politicians. These are the ones (most of the current crop) that put their careers before the country they are suppoed to be serving.