3/30/2023 

By: Bella Bennett and Carson Thomas

In our opinion, kids always seem to be underestimated by adults. The most common reason that people think that kids shouldn’t have the right to vote, is because they do not think we know enough about politics, or our U.S. constitution. The only reason why we don’t know enough is because we aren’t taught anything about voting. What we’re taught in class is stuff about how the black death was caused by fleas. We don’t think that is going to help us in the future when the time comes to know what a democrat or republican is.

A lot of the time, when kids turn eighteen and are about to vote, they don’t know what they want to happen, because they don’t know enough about the topic, so therefore they don’t vote. That causes them to lose their voice. Riley Anspaugh, a teacher here at EJHS moved us to that realization. 

While you could argue that children wouldn’t understand enough about politics, do adults really know that much more than us? In school you don’t learn about politics very much until around high school and is that really enough time to become educated? A big reason why kids aren’t allowed to vote is because if you go up to a child and ask what the difference between a democrat and a republican is they most likely won’t know. But they would know if they would actually learn that in school. The point being, adults really don’t know THAT much more about the topic than us.

Contributors' Bios:

Bella is a 12-year-old girl who loves cats, steak tacos, and spending time with her family and friends.

Carson is a 12 year old male who loves to play guitar, and listen to metal music.