Here at Researching Reform, we’re big advocates of little people and we believe that in the twenty-first century children should be seen and heard and that includes lowering the voting age to 16. (Currently you have to be 18 or over to vote).
And today in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament will be debating just that, and you can catch all the action live on Parliament TV which should start buzzing into action at around 11.15am this morning.
The debate was spurred into action by Stephen Williams last year, which was discussed with the Backbench Business Committee, who are able to decide which topics can be debated in the House, time and space willing.
The Motion states, “That this House believes that the age of eligibility for voting in all elections and referenda in the United Kingdom should be reduced to 16.”
So, what do you think? Should the voting age be lowered?
Amazing our children in their thousands are stolen from loving familie and sold to the foster care busness, of which these children are then in care until the age of 18, with no voices and no human rights,but it is ok to give them a voice to vote at the age of 16 but have no say in their lifes until 18. Are the powers that be so desperate to get to the young children, due to adults who are fed up with the lies from Parliament. http://www.childrenscreamingtobeheard.com of course children are screaming to be heard but not to keep them in Parliament happy, give the children a vote so they can grow up happy children and not abused by the system or them in Parliament who ignore the abused children
Voting on the Google opening page shows an 86% of the public say NO to reducing the voting age. So contrary to public opinion the MPs will vote YES. I hope that I am wrong. .
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