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Youth rights, Do you support them?
Rdw444
post Jan 17 2010, 09:29 PM
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One of my "pet" issues I guess you could say is youth rights. The youth are one of the last remaining groups that it is legal to discriminate against in the United States and other republican countries. I believe that this must change. My idealism for completely getting rid of most age restrictions is probably not very realistic, so here are some things that I believe the US in particular can actually do:

Abolish the drinking and smoking ages (it is the responsibility of parents to introduce alcohol and tobacco)
Lower the age to purchase alcohol and tobacco to 16.
Lower the voting age to 16.
Put all youth in control of their education

etc..

What are your views on youth rights and ageism in general? Any specific thing you think should change?
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- Rdw444   Youth rights   Jan 17 2010, 09:29 PM
- - Sinnerman   Abolish age of consent.   Jan 18 2010, 01:46 AM
|- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Sinnerman @ Jan 17 2010, 10:46 PM)...   Jan 18 2010, 02:06 AM
- - Unconservative Christian   Voting age- 16 Legally buy alcohol age- 14 Legal...   Jan 18 2010, 02:34 AM
|- - Rave87   QUOTE (Unconservative Christian @ Jan 18 2010...   Jan 18 2010, 02:49 AM
|- - Sinnerman   QUOTE (Rave87 @ Jan 18 2010, 03:49 AM) A ...   Jan 18 2010, 10:39 AM
|- - BlueIsBen   QUOTE (Rave87 @ Jan 18 2010, 07:49 AM) A ...   Jan 18 2010, 05:54 PM
|- - Rave87   QUOTE (BlueIsBen @ Jan 18 2010, 05:54 PM)...   Jan 18 2010, 06:23 PM
||- - God-Sent   QUOTE (Rave87 @ Jan 18 2010, 06:23 PM) Th...   Jan 18 2010, 06:34 PM
||- - Rave87   QUOTE (God-Sent @ Jan 18 2010, 06:34...   Jan 18 2010, 06:40 PM
|- - Comeuppance   QUOTE (BlueIsBen @ Jan 18 2010, 01:54 PM)...   Jan 19 2010, 09:36 PM
||- - Sinnerman   QUOTE (Comeuppance @ Jan 19 2010, 10:36 P...   Jan 20 2010, 11:03 AM
||- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Sinnerman @ Jan 20 2010, 08:03 AM)...   Jan 20 2010, 11:49 PM
|- - Siriann   QUOTE (BlueIsBen @ Jan 18 2010, 05:54 PM)...   Feb 15 2010, 05:13 PM
- - Blue Steel   QUOTE Voting age- 16 Legally buy alcohol age- 14 ...   Jan 18 2010, 03:15 AM
- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Unconservative Christian @ Jan 17 2010...   Jan 18 2010, 04:15 AM
- - Jarrax Volk   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 17 2010, 09:29 PM) On...   Jan 18 2010, 06:27 PM
- - Zabby   Let's take away minimum age working laws too. ...   Jan 18 2010, 06:38 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Jan 18 2010, 07:38 PM) Let...   Jan 20 2010, 11:09 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 20 2010, 11...   Jan 20 2010, 09:58 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Jan 20 2010, 10:58 PM) And...   Jan 21 2010, 03:22 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 21 2010, 03...   Jan 21 2010, 10:40 PM
|- - zarepheth   When was the last time you heard of someone overdo...   Jan 22 2010, 09:18 AM
||- - Zabby   QUOTE (zarepheth @ Jan 22 2010, 09:18 AM)...   Jan 22 2010, 07:12 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Jan 21 2010, 11:40 PM) Why...   Jan 23 2010, 04:04 PM
- - Rdw444   In America when you're old enough to get sent ...   Jan 18 2010, 07:31 PM
- - Ronald   No, I'm completely against youth rights. I hav...   Jan 18 2010, 08:51 PM
- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Ronald @ Jan 18 2010, 05:51 PM) No...   Jan 19 2010, 12:19 PM
- - zarepheth   QUOTE (Jarrax Volk @ Jan 18 2010, 11:27 P...   Jan 19 2010, 01:08 PM
- - winterlong   Things are good here how they are, maybe just lega...   Jan 19 2010, 02:00 PM
- - Yves   I say we all wait until we're 50 with 16 year ...   Jan 19 2010, 09:28 PM
|- - blackswan41   QUOTE (Yves @ Jan 19 2010, 08:28 PM) I sa...   Jan 25 2010, 07:59 AM
- - PonyGirl93   I'm kind of undecided about youth rights. But ...   Jan 20 2010, 01:42 PM
- - Comeuppance   I have alcohol, drugs and food all in moderation. ...   Jan 21 2010, 03:36 AM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Comeuppance @ Jan 21 2010, 04:36 A...   Jan 21 2010, 03:46 AM
|- - Sinnerman   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 21 2010, 03...   Jan 21 2010, 04:54 AM
||- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Sinnerman @ Jan 21 2010, 05:54 AM)...   Jan 21 2010, 09:00 PM
|- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 21 2010, 12...   Jan 25 2010, 04:43 AM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (mintchocochip @ Jan 25 2010, 05:43...   Jan 27 2010, 01:18 AM
|- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 26 2010, 10...   Jan 29 2010, 03:14 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 27 2010, 01...   Jan 29 2010, 08:01 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Jan 29 2010, 09:01 PM) I...   Feb 9 2010, 03:00 PM
|- - Zabby   NoMoreLies, I am able to debate my own points than...   Feb 9 2010, 07:06 PM
- - JoshuaPopper   Alcohol related violence, abuse and accidents is a...   Jan 21 2010, 05:08 AM
- - Rdw444   Something else that needs to be changed is to lowe...   Jan 21 2010, 04:32 PM
|- - JoshuaPopper   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 22 2010, 07:32 AM) So...   Jan 26 2010, 12:50 AM
|- - Rdw444   QUOTE (JoshuaPopper @ Jan 26 2010, 01:50 ...   Jan 26 2010, 01:44 AM
|- - JoshuaPopper   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 26 2010, 04:44 PM) If...   Jan 26 2010, 02:12 AM
|- - Rdw444   QUOTE (JoshuaPopper @ Jan 26 2010, 03:12 ...   Jan 26 2010, 03:17 AM
||- - JoshuaPopper   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 26 2010, 06:17 PM) Ac...   Jan 26 2010, 09:12 AM
|- - mintchocochip   QUOTE (JoshuaPopper @ Jan 25 2010, 11:12 ...   Jan 26 2010, 05:33 AM
|- - Tickitytak   QUOTE (JoshuaPopper @ Jan 26 2010, 03:12 ...   Jan 26 2010, 05:16 PM
|- - JoshuaPopper   QUOTE (Tickitytak @ Jan 27 2010, 08:16 AM...   Jan 26 2010, 09:31 PM
- - PonyGirl93   Hmmm, as interesting as this drug discussion is......   Jan 22 2010, 01:54 PM
- - HaleyGirl16   Drinking age- 21 Smoking age-18 Voting age-16 E...   Jan 22 2010, 02:30 PM
|- - PonyGirl93   QUOTE (HaleyGirl16 @ Jan 22 2010, 02:30 P...   Jan 22 2010, 03:29 PM
- - Tickitytak   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 17 2010, 10:29 PM) On...   Jan 23 2010, 03:20 PM
|- - Rdw444   QUOTE (Tickitytak @ Jan 23 2010, 04:20 PM...   Jan 23 2010, 03:51 PM
|- - HaleyGirl16   QUOTE (Tickitytak @ Jan 23 2010, 03:20 PM...   Jan 24 2010, 09:13 PM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE Kids are stupid. Raise the age of all substa...   Jan 24 2010, 12:41 PM
|- - Rave87   QUOTE (NoMoreLies @ Jan 24 2010, 12:41 PM...   Jan 24 2010, 09:20 PM
- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Jan 23 2010, 04...   Jan 25 2010, 06:52 AM
- - penguin10916   I don't support them simply because mentally, ...   Jan 25 2010, 06:29 PM
|- - Rdw444   QUOTE (penguin10916 @ Jan 25 2010, 07:29 ...   Jan 25 2010, 07:12 PM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE I like your idea of the age of maturity to m...   Jan 31 2010, 10:34 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (NoMoreLies @ Jan 31 2010, 10:34 AM...   Jan 31 2010, 12:49 PM
- - swampfox14   With all due respect, I can't agree with ...   Feb 3 2010, 02:31 AM
- - NoMoreLies   "We can't lower the voting age below 25...   Feb 3 2010, 09:08 AM
- - laconicstudent   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 17 2010, 06:29 PM) On...   Feb 3 2010, 06:11 PM
- - -L-   make everything uniform across the board, 16 to dr...   Feb 3 2010, 06:59 PM
|- - Arcas   QUOTE (-L- @ Feb 3 2010, 07:59 ...   Feb 4 2010, 05:04 AM
- - Comeuppance   I'll say it again, kids are stupid. This is so...   Feb 3 2010, 08:59 PM
- - Madame Captain   While we're at it... Legal age for word diarr...   Feb 3 2010, 11:55 PM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE No. There is absolutely no reason for this c...   Feb 4 2010, 09:03 AM
|- - zarepheth   QUOTE (NoMoreLies @ Feb 4 2010, 02:03 PM)...   Feb 4 2010, 10:02 AM
- - NoMoreLies   No. What is unrealistic is to expect people to sud...   Feb 4 2010, 11:52 AM
|- - zarepheth   QUOTE (NoMoreLies @ Feb 4 2010, 04:52 PM)...   Feb 5 2010, 10:30 AM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE you would have to introduce compulsory votin...   Feb 5 2010, 05:13 PM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE Alright...you have 500 jobs that can be fill...   Feb 9 2010, 05:03 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (NoMoreLies @ Feb 9 2010, 06:03 PM)...   Feb 10 2010, 12:37 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Feb 10 2010, 12...   Feb 14 2010, 08:08 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Feb 14 2010, 09:08 PM) I h...   Feb 15 2010, 01:27 AM
|- - Zabby   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Feb 15 2010, 01...   Feb 15 2010, 04:49 PM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Zabby @ Feb 15 2010, 05:49 PM) And...   Feb 16 2010, 12:55 AM
|- - Sinnerman   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Feb 16 2010, 01...   Feb 16 2010, 01:01 AM
|- - Winding Willing Wind   QUOTE (Sinnerman @ Feb 16 2010, 02:01 AM)...   Feb 16 2010, 01:12 AM
|- - Daryan   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Feb 16 2010, 05...   Feb 16 2010, 01:39 AM
|- - Sinnerman   QUOTE (Winding Willing Wind @ Feb 16 2010, 01...   Feb 16 2010, 02:22 AM
- - Comeuppance   Why is it still cool here to point out, by name, t...   Feb 9 2010, 05:07 PM
- - Zarus Tathra   I don't think people change as they get older....   Feb 10 2010, 12:06 AM
- - .Luke   In My Opinion: Age of Drinking : 18 Minimum age of...   Feb 10 2010, 03:05 AM
- - grylls#1   After reading these posts, most I am assuming are ...   Feb 11 2010, 11:12 AM
|- - Rdw444   QUOTE (grylls#1 @ Feb 11 2010, 12:12 PM) ...   Feb 11 2010, 06:43 PM
|- - Daryan   QUOTE (grylls#1 @ Feb 12 2010, 03:12 AM) ...   Feb 12 2010, 04:11 AM
- - Fearless Wombat   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Jan 18 2010, 02:29 AM) On...   Feb 14 2010, 10:59 AM
- - NoMoreLies   Or simply abolish compulsory education. I don...   Feb 14 2010, 03:43 PM
- - TaylorBlankenship   i support em   Feb 14 2010, 09:00 PM
- - grylls#1   QUOTE (Rdw444 @ Feb 11 2010, 06:43 PM) Pr...   Feb 16 2010, 10:46 AM
- - NoMoreLies   QUOTE I know not everyone is a Christian, but this...   Feb 16 2010, 02:15 PM
- - Fearless Wombat   QUOTE I know not everyone is a Christian, but this...   Feb 16 2010, 10:30 PM
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