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This is why the arguments 16 year olds should vote are terrible
But by that logic, there's a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn't vote.
How so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
Anyone above 65 for example.
Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
Agree on both counts.
Benevolent dictatorship for the win.
And we keep that in check how? I ask because I've never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
I'll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert...
Voting age should be 25, since that's the age when your brain becomes fully mature.