*nods* I realise that, but my point was more that he probably simply didn't think of taking a birth certificate, or getting a parent to get it for him (and if they won't, then he shouldn't have it).
I thought you meant they shouldn't be able to use the petitions site if they can't vote, guess I just read it differently to how you meant it. :) You are quite right that the government doesn't need to take so much notice of them, but then I could see that as a strength of the petitions system rather than a weakness. It gives younger people a chance to have their voice heard with equal weight to an older person (unless they state that they're below voting age of course..>). I don't think a person's opinion should be ignored just because they can't take a vote away, a good argument is a good argument, whoever it is from, and however old they are. :)
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Date: 2007-03-27 02:19 pm (UTC)I realise that, but my point was more that he probably simply didn't think of taking a birth certificate, or getting a parent to get it for him (and if they won't, then he shouldn't have it).
I thought you meant they shouldn't be able to use the petitions site if they can't vote, guess I just read it differently to how you meant it. :) You are quite right that the government doesn't need to take so much notice of them, but then I could see that as a strength of the petitions system rather than a weakness. It gives younger people a chance to have their voice heard with equal weight to an older person (unless they state that they're below voting age of course..>). I don't think a person's opinion should be ignored just because they can't take a vote away, a good argument is a good argument, whoever it is from, and however old they are. :)