Diary of a rail fan in Kansai,Japan(Ver.2)

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Why can they vote?

Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/19/opinions/parkland-shooting-voting-age-opinion-douglas/index.html

Though I agree with gun control laws, I can't agree with lowering voting age.
The article admits brain at the age of 16 is fully formed in terms of growth of cold cognition.
But, even if cold cognition is formed, how it works also depends on experience of each one.

I think that their experience is not enough for thinking about politics.
For example, is it possible to choose economic policies without learning social studies in high school?