According to this item:
A group of cross-party politicians in the German Bundestag has called for the introduction of a children's vote.
Let's check little Helmut's list of Things to Do:
1 tease sister
2 throw peas on the floor
3 eat Play-dough
4 throw a tantrum
5 vote
With the "voting right from birth", parents should be able to vote on behalf of their children. The group said their aim was to attract more attention to children's issues: "It is unfair that more than 5 percent of Germany's citizens cannot vote".
Or drive. Or drink. Or smoke. Or serve openly in the military.
It's so unfair that something that follows mature and measured deliberation on the complex issues of government is unavailable to the tikes! Heck, little Gretchen is ready to give voice to her long-developing ideology! Now if she could just learn to tie her shoe laces she'll be golden.
And just what are the "children's issues" that the kiddies are supposed to be championing? Pediatric Reform? Daycare? School lunches?
Don't be surprised if it turns out that the GAPP (German Association of Pretired People) lobbys an adjenda built around Yu-gi-Oh, Leggos and Christmas once a month.
The group's draft petition which was presented on Thursday calls for the possibility for parents to vote in the name of their children until they reach the age of 18 and that parents should talk to their children about election decisions as soon as they reach an appropriate age.
heh. heheh. mwhehehHAhuhuh! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
What's all this about voting on someone else's behalf? And who's gonna make sure that the parent voted the way the child wanted? Why not have the child vote? Oh, right! Kids aren't ready to vote yet! How silly of me.
Critics say these propositions are naive. "Many parents have a completely different opinion in politics than their children", Irmingard Schewe-Gerigk from the Greens said.
Well, hell, why should that matter? I may have disagreed with my mother, when I was 16, about who the next Mayor should be; but she should've been able cast "my" vote as she saw fit. After all, what right does a kid have to cast a vote?!
The logic is simply undeniable.
Posted by Tuning Spork at September 1, 2003 06:19 PM
ROFL....gotta love the Idiotarians...
Posted by: Susie at September 2, 2003 10:46 AMWhat's all this I hear about Kinderwahlen? My kinders are wahlen all the time, but do I pay attention? Heck no! And neither should these German kinder-buttkissers. I mean whose butt are they really kissing? Are the kids actually going to be heard? Nooo. Its like giving a segment of the population more votes based on population credits. "My, my! You've added 4 little future tax payers to our community. Here have a few extra votes for your trouble." Yeah, right. That's fair. So how about the non-offspring-efficient members? Maybe other accomplishments can be considered. "I dont have kids but I did earn $300,000. this year. Can I have an extra vote?" Ummm...I dont think so. When the kids aren't kids anymore, they can vote on all the things they dont care about anymore and thats the way we like it!
Posted by: Lawruh at September 2, 2003 11:59 AM