Sweet Sixteen Act of 2014 (Law'd)

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Sponsor: Senator TNF

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Senator TNF, I have 2 questions:
1) Why do you think the age of the majority should be lowered?
2) And why 16?? (and not 14,12,17,...)

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Senator TNF,
If I have understood correctly, you advocation for "taxation= representation". So a 10 years old boy should have the right to vote as well if he buys candies? I mean, he would have to pay the estate tax .

And, do you really believe 16 year old people are independent? I know Kentucky isn't Europe. But in Europe, when you're 16, you still live with your parents. Your parents basically pay for your food, your study,... And I don't think that's really different in the USA. And if that's the case, I would be surprised .

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Even if they should be independent, they're not.

Teenagers and young adults are more and more dependent from their parent with studies that are always longer. The fact that you want to answer to that by allowing more and more people to vote is an interesting perspective.

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Yep, that's why this is an interesting bill, regardless if I support that or not.

Even if that's not probably the intent of TNF to do that, I see this bill as an answer to the constant infantilisation of young people of the modern society (the fact that young people are more and more dependent from their parents). You fight against that by giving them responsibility in other areas (like voting rights,...)

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A final vote is now open,
Please senators, vote AYE, NAY or Abstain.

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The results of the vote:
Aye (3): Senator TNF, Senator Griffin, Senator bore
Nay (2): Senator DC, Senator Lumine
Abstain (4): Senator Goldwater, Senator Tyrion, Senator Alfred F. Jones, Senator North Carolina Yankee
Non Voting (1): Senator shua

This bill passes.
I, Windjammer, President of the senate, certify these results are accurate.

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This bill is now sent to the President.