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Originally Posted by CookieDough4000

But that's different from what you originally said. You said the vote is a fundamental human right - like the right to food or the right to life, it is not contingent on a person's abilities or status. And you've only answered half of my question. What about people from France, or Venezuela, or Morocco? Should they be allowed to vote in British elections? Are they not as mentally capable as people from Britain?

Hmm, I see your point. Perhaps my wording was slightly wrong when I described it as a "fundamental human right", I would support lowering the voting age to 16, maybe even 14 but not for all children because they wouldnt have developed the required formal thought process. And those living abroad shouldnt vote because they will not be subject to the laws put in place by the ruling party; prisoners will be.