¿Votar o no votar a los
16 años?
Juan Cruz,
Martín y Tomás -a la izquierda- optaron por votar el próximo domingo. En
cambio, Bruno, Millán, Juan V., Juan M. -a la derecha- esperarán hasta los 18
años, cuando el sufragio sea obligatorio. Foto: Flavio Raina
Next Sunday is a very
important date for our country since the Presidential Election is taking place.
This article deals with the chance that sixteen-year olds have to choose our
next president. Even though it is not mandatory, if they are sixteen they can suffrage.
This issue is kind of controversial considering some people´s complaint about
this possibility they have; they think that teens are not mature enough to make
such a decision. Sometimes, teenagers themselves think they are not prepared to
suffrage.
Personally, I
consider that the act of voting is very determining since we are making a
decision that will affect us in one way or another. Hence, some people discuss that
adolescents can´t vote because they do not know anything and they don´t care
about anything. I believe that they have their own opinions and their own vision
of the situation and it is very worthy to listen to them. That is why I
consider generalizations are not correct due to the fact that some grown-ups
are not that engaged with elections either-we can tell about it by looking back
in our politics history. So, let´s give them a chance to show they can do it.
From my viewpoint, it
is ok to give teenagers the possibility to vote so as to make them feel that
their opinion is valuable. However, these voters should be guided beforehand;
to inform them how the electoral process is and what they are choosing when
voting. For this, the government should design some workshops in schools where
they can debate and give their own opinion about politics. Besides, they should
be acquainted with all the parties and candidates for them to know their
proposals. After all, these electors are the future citizens, so it is time
they started to take a look to the different options they will have in the “cuarto
oscuro” next Sunday.
Personally, I consider that the act of voting is very determining since we are making a decision that will affect us in one way or another. Hence, some people discuss that adolescents can´t vote because they do not know anything and they don´t care about anything. I believe that they have their own opinions and their own vision of the situation and it is very worthy to listen to them. That is why I consider generalizations are not correct due to the fact that some grown-ups are not that engaged with elections either-we can tell about it by looking back in our politics history. So, let´s give them a chance to show they can do it.
