today i went to driving school, and took my permit test. i passed, if you were wondering. i'm going to be driving a volvo station wagon. but after leaving the dmv, i was left with the implication that the democratic system of the USA is a complete joke. why is it that our nation trusts individuals with the privilege (and it is just that, a privilege) to drive, and not with the responsibility (and it, too, is just that) of voting? why am i not as deserving of that right, yet a 23 y/o alcoholic who can barely spell his name, let alone decide who should run his country, is? the worst part is that many of these individuals who CAN indeed vote often don't even have an understanding of the issues at hand, or the candidates, or the parties, other than what is taught to them by their parents or their place of worship. are we, as human beings, so easy to influence by sources that, for all intents and purposes, shouldn't be related to politics at all?
i am not, however, advocating any intellectual restrictions on voting. i think everyone who is trusted to drive, which puts the lives of others in their hands, should also be trusted to make decisions that also concern their own lives.
18 is an arbitrary number. think about it.
on that note, why should consenting sex between a 17 y/o and a 19 y/o be considered rape? and why should someone 21 years old be trusted with alcohol, when someone 18 years old isn't? are any of these people less mature than the others? i mean, honestly?
ReplyDeleteIf I had a say in the world, I would rewrite history so alchohol was never introduced to the United States at its birth.
ReplyDeleteAnd you have to admit that there is a correlation between age and maturity.
And you got your permits?!?! How could you not forget to not tell me?