Poll: Do you believe 16 & 17 year olds should be allowed to vote?

[Neoma]

67. Yes. Some of them are emancipated, or have higher IQ's than most adults...

Not being able to vote Bush out of office was one of the most disappointing times of my life. It's all simple unrecognized ageist attitudes towards teenagers. Young adults are still looked down upon like they don't know jack shit, especially if they don't have a college education.

Course, I can see peoples worries. I wouldn't want my 16 year old voting if s/he wasn't properly educated by a fail factory school. But what's the difference between that and high school dropouts that turned 18 and voted? I could say that some 30 year old shouldn't be allowed to vote because she's a dumb-ass. But she can because there shouldn't be a discrimination. People don't want them to vote because they're rebellious? I'd say everyone on OWS is a little rebellious right now, and I'll be damned if their vote is suppressed. I also say that people who are mentally challenged should be able to vote (if they're able) and prisoners should be allowed to vote. No reason to suppress United States Citizen votes. Everyone who has a voice should be able to speak their mind.