Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Voting Age

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I belive the voting age should be lowered to sixteen. With Americas voter turnout percentage so low, the only logical step toward a brighter and more involved country is to decrease the voter age. In doing so, I think people who are opposed to this veiwpoint would see the benefits greatly out-weighing the cons. While some things about the argument to keep the voting age the same are true, such as, younger people being less involved in such activites as voting and the percentage of younger people who would acually go out of their way to vote going down, although, with modifications to the system, we could increase the percentage vastly. Modifications such as; online voting, readily available voting areas, easier access to these areas and less