Comment on Voting compulsory for 16 and 17-year-olds in Belgium, court rules
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
If they’re not old enough to consent they aren’t old enough to vote. Libs don’t reply.
Comment on Voting compulsory for 16 and 17-year-olds in Belgium, court rules
geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
If they’re not old enough to consent they aren’t old enough to vote. Libs don’t reply.
force@lemmy.world 6 months ago
i get your point but in belgium the legal «majorité sexuelle» (roughly translates to sexual adulthood, it’s the equivalent of age of consent) begins at 16.
but really, consent to what? where is the legal line for if you’re old enough to vote in a country? is it when you can sexually consent (16 with Romeo and Juliet exemptions within 2 years, so in some cases 14/15), or when you can pay taxes, or when you can do drugs (18), or more specifically alcohol (sometimes 16), or when you can own a gun, or when you can be elected to parliament (21), or when you can gamble (21), or when you can fly an airplane (16), or when you can drive a car (18)? i don’t get why the age of consent is your specific threshold, especially considering you having sex has little to do with your ability to make an informed decision while voting and get political representation.