Should Teens Be Allowed To Vote? : opening statemnet.

There many teenagers that get their permit by the age of sixteen and there are teens that can get a job by the age of seventeen. Now, should teenagers allowed to vote? There many many reasons that teens should have a say on the political elections and the government. And voting is a chance for teens’ opinions to be heard. For my perspective that teens should be allowed to vote because it is a chance for them to practice out their rights of being a citizen, and being independent in selecting the right candidate to help solve the current problems in the nation. The website called Youthrights.org has an article titled Top Ten Reasons To Lower the Voting Age. In the he end it has a sentence explaining that teenagers voting will be a great experience. “Lowering the voting age may not be the magic bullet to improve the lives of youth, but by giving them a real stake in their futures and their present lives it will push them to become involved, active citizens of this great nation.” It explains that if teens are allowed to vote, they will have a great chance to experience being responsible and independent, and also being active in the nation’s political problems.

With the the issues coming in and out of people’s live, they barely have chance to look at the issues that is affecting the teens. For one thing, the education. There are many Districts across America has it either to cut schools or close down. In the same website, but different article titled Proposal to Lower the Voting Age by Keith Mandel, explains how the youth cannot vote connects with the problem. the article said, “Another issue too often neglected by government is education. Throughout America, classes are crowded, school buildings are delapitated and test scores are down. This is especially true in the District, where in 14 of the 18 public high schools, 94% of the students tested below grade in mathematics.A survey by the District’s Financial Control Board found that 12% of classrooms lacked textbooks when the 1996-97 school year began and 20% lacked other important instructional supplies.” As people can see, that the issue affecting the teens by the low supplies and budgets to have an education. With the youth voting, they could chose someone to help them over coming the problem and finally have a stable education. The main point is that with teens voting there are more chances their will be a better future.