Originally Posted by
McGoonagall
Desperate Alec has had a bill introduced today in the
Jockistan parliament to allow 16 and 17 year old residents the right to vote in elections and any referenda.
Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, comes to mind.
Curious use of such pejorative term - can only mean that what will follow will be an unbiased, informed comment
I feel sorry for you that you consider our young people to be in such a paralous state that despite being able to marry, pay tax and serve in HM forces (as pointed out) that you consider they are not fit to take part in the democratic processes that will shape their future lives. The consequences of the referendum will have greater impact on their lives than it will their parents, you or I - let them have their say. The likelihood of teenagers coming out to vote in such numbers as to influence the vote does not stack up as has been reflected upon by informed political commentators. Your Daily Mail may be useful for the crossword and lighting the woodburner but little else.
As for claims of gerrymandering (not yours) - then why not, it is after all in the finest traditions of independence referrenda as employed by the national government in the 1979 referendum. The 40 % franchise threshold was never sought for westminster elections - shame that. So come, on stop being grumpy of Bedfordshire, give the bairns more credit - put aside the little Englander and the xenophobic bile and stop commenting on things of which you have no knowledge.
