When people mention voting, they think, "Yeah, for the next president! Isn't that... Ummm... Mcbama guy running? I heard he's a terrorist. I heard he's a Muslim" and such nonsense as that. Funny how some adults tell kids to 'grow up' when they spread these kinds of rumours around. The funny thing is, I bet there's quite a few registered voters out there who think that, too.

Yes, I parodied some voters on this, because it's ironic. Those of us under 18 (Including myself, who is 17 at the time of this writing.) cannot vote, yet those of us as young as 14 pay taxes on our paychecks. Where is our representation? Wasn't this country founded on the basis of "No Taxation Without Representation"? You know, to get away from those 'God-awful Brits.' (/sarcasm) I've been preached to I don't know how many times about this country's history from 1750 to 1800 throughout my school 'career' and never is it mentioned that younger kids fought in the war that started this once-great country!

Then, until I read about it myself, no one told me about how Mr. Christopher Columbus FORCIBLY took the Natives' land (Which would eventually become America) and essentially treated them like property until their death. There are few people who deserve that fate (Bush, Hitler, etc.) and even that's pushing it. The British took the land from there until independence from Britians by the Americans was declared on July 4, 1776. We now celebrate this day as "Independence Day", which I believe to be fitting, really.

Especially since George Washington and all his buddies were slave owners. Didn't know that one, did you? Were the slaves freed? I seriously doubt it. Slaves are for lazy people who like sadism. That's why if I were in the 60's, I'd gladly join the civil rights movement DESPITE BEING WHITE. Yes, I know many white people helped the black people with the movement, but a movement could never have too many supporters. (Except maybe the neo-nazi movement, where one supporter is more than enough.)

Enough of that slavery nonsense, back to the voting subject.

Were the kids and teens who fought in the Revolutionary War able to vote? I'll give you three shots and a hint, the answer starts with an n. If you guessed no, you get a virtual cookie. ENJOY! Let's skip on ahead here and look at the more recent past. Today, the voting age is 18, you need to register, but otherwise, you can vote. I'd like to see that lowered, since people are complaining about low-voter turnouts anyway. What's the lower voting age going to do? Blow up the world? I seriously doubt it. 16 or 14 would be just a grand start.

"Wait, START? You mean...?" Yes, I mean that I believe any sort of voting age is nothing more than an abomination. (No, not an Obamanation.) Think about it, really. The worst that can happen is that no teen votes, a president is elected, and we can get on with our lives. The best result would be that lots of teens vote and a president is elected, and we still get on with our lives. Which one do you think is going to happen? I say it doesn't matter.

"But Rob, what about the fact that teenagers are too stupid to vote?" If you believe that garbage about brain studies and all that neat junk science, you probably are too stupid yourself to vote, and you probably will anyway. What's the difference if a teen does the same thing? Think! Here's a bit of political humour for you!

Q: How many idiots does it take to get Bush into office... Twice?
A: Oh, about 3 million.

Are teens really too stupid to go off, research the candidates, and check off a box in a ballot for the candidate they agree with the most? Is it really that bloody hard? I have my doubts. Especially with the invention called the internet, it shouldn't be *THAT* hard to find reading material about the candidates. Wikipedia is just one example, you could use Google and type in your favourite candidate, and probably get thousands of results, I guarantee it! Go ahead, do it right now! I dare you!

In short, the voting age should be lowered, preferably 0, but 16 is a good compromise until people begin to realise that teens have so much more potential if given the opportunity.