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Originally Posted by Livia
I'm going to say this again: sixteen year olds cannot join the army without parental consent, and then only for training. They don't fight on the front line until they are 18 years old and an adult so I do wish people would stop using the old "they're old enough to join the army" chestnut. If we're going to assume that they're fully cooked at 16 and give them the vote, then why bother with parental consent for marriage? Why keep them out of armed conflict until they're 18? Maybe let them drive a car at 16 too? No. Because they are not adults.
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I totally agree, and are there not now plans to raise the school leaving age as well. So that would mean school kids can vote, no thanks.
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