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Bill: Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16
Details
Submitted by[?]: Centrist Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: May 2365
Description[?]:
| Lowering the current age of adulthood from 18 to 16 is both sensible and beneficial to our glorious nation. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that the age of 16 is when a human brain reaches a level of maturity, in which adolescents are able to think logically, make decisions wisely, think carefully about the future, have a sound understanding of good and evil, right and wrong. The benefits our nation would reap from this act include greater number of enlisted men and women in our armed forces, a lower drinking age, and an attitude towards the young in our nation of acceptance rather than condescension. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age at which a person is considered an adult (limited between 12 and 24).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 16
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:19:40, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16 |
| Message | Sorry but i do disagree with this bill. It is a personal opinion that people at 16 are not very mature.Plus lowering the drinking laws would be a terrible idea, as this could lead to binge drinking amongst our youngsters and giving our youngsters a childhood. But i do respect your opinions and i will considered maybe voting yes to give more freedom to stop the repression of the Neosocialist/Radical government.Even though i am slightly against the idea. |
| Date | 01:25:51, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Centrist Party | To | Debating the Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16 |
| Message | Adjusting the Age of Adulthood would only grant our youngsters more freedom. Isn't it their right to binge drink if it is their wish? On top of that, our youngsters binge drink because it's taboo, it's cool, it's forbidden. If 16 and 17 year olds are allowed to drink, within a few years, binge drinking would only go down. These kids would learn much more about alcohol, reduce the amount that they drink now that they are allowed to, and the glamour and glory that now colors drinking (in the minds of our young ones) would be vanished. |
| Date | 01:28:08, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Neosocialist Party | To | Debating the Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16 |
| Message | I absolutely cannot stand your argument. Suggesting that minors drink because it's taboo is simply ignorant. |
| Date | 04:49:46, February 24, 2007 CET | From | 3rd of October Movement | To | Debating the Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16 |
| Message | I agree with this proposal but not for the reason of schilling liquor. I believe the difference in maturity between 16 and 18 is rather superficial and that lowering the age of adulthood alongside of reforming the educational and social system to allow more of our youth to have a higher stake in the future of our society will only be of more benefit to the greater nation. |
| Date | 06:54:48, February 24, 2007 CET | From | Neosocialist Party | To | Debating the Lowering Age of Adulthood to 16 |
| Message | on the contrary, with less time to develop, we will be turning out even dumber pluggers than before. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 181 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 569 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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