Reasons why everybody has to be 21 to vote
By: Karley Chapman Did you know that according to GazetteXtra, eight Janesville 17-year-olds voted illegally in the spring elections this year. They were among 258 who did the same thing statewide. That’s 266 17-year-olds who voted illegally! But are they making good choices? The answer is no. Everyone has to be 21 to vote.
My first reason why everyone should be 21 to vote because if 18-year-olds can’t drink, why in the world why they should they be able to vote for the leader of the country. According to cnn.com it says that “If you're old enough to serve on a jury, die for your country and decide who should be president, are you old enough to drink?” It also says that “Bui thinks students would
By: Karley Chapman Did you know that according to GazetteXtra, eight Janesville 17-year-olds voted illegally in the spring elections this year. They were among 258 who did the same thing statewide. That’s 266 17-year-olds who voted illegally! But are they making good choices? The answer is no. Everyone has to be 21 to vote.
My first reason why everyone should be 21 to vote because if 18-year-olds can’t drink, why in the world why they should they be able to vote for the leader of the country. According to cnn.com it says that “If you're old enough to serve on a jury, die for your country and decide who should be president, are you old enough to drink?” It also says that “Bui thinks students would