The Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Voting Age

In today's society people of all ages have had an opinion when it comes to the government and electing our president, and whether or not the voting age should change. The voting age should be lowered due to the fact that age has nothing to do with knowing what is going on, participation may be increased since more people are able to have a say on who is elected and it gives young adults a voice when is comes to determining who is leading the country.
By the time teens enter high school they have the knowledge of what is going in the government and a clear understanding on what we need in a president and in office.“The united states ratified the 26th amendment in 1971 after weighing the pros and cons of lowering the voting age from 21 to 18”
Why would you think 16 years old would be a good age to vote when teen drivers are the most dangerous on the road. Some states teens are not even allowed to get their permits as young as 15. According to the california department of motor vehicles “ drivers aged 16-19 have the highest average annual crash and traffic violation rates of any other age groups”. So why would you want to put the future of our world into the hands of teens who can not even focus and take their time driving. Voting is a great thing to have in life and you shouldn't be playing around with it, it has more power than you think and should be used correctly. It is a privilege. By dropping the voting age you are dropping the honor of having the right to vote people have fought so hard and protested to have the right to vote that we should really think about who we give the right to. Voting should not be treated as a joke it should be earned not given because voting has some much power just not for one person but for everyone and their lives. Would teens really take voting seriously? Would this really benefit our country? 18 might be the legal age but the only factor we must remember is all teens are not the same and not all of them will treat voting the same way. We can't just go off of the reckless teen. We need to take in consideration those who truly care about
Go on a trail run in the next two elections. That way we could see if it worked and both parties would be pleased. If we just tested out lowering the voting age we could one, see that it might actually have a good impact on our world and two give our teens a chance to prove that they are mature enough and wise enough to make these decisions that contribute to running our country. If all else fails we could at least say we tried. Another way we could please both sides of the argument could be to have a certain requirement on the teens that could vote. For instance, only let those who have nothing on their record and a good background check vote. That way we know that it is not the rebellious teens but the ones who actually care about their well being. Setting restrictions would cut out the non serious voters and give teens a chance to have a voice. In this day and age teens take on more than the average adult, voting would empower them and make them feel more as a citizens. Studies have even shown that the participants in voting have lowered. Letting the younger society vote would change this statistic. We don't have the final say anyway so we might as well get as much participation as