cartaDhusky

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@Mild_Dawged training earlier and adding safeguards arent opposites. people can gain responsibility and experience before 25 while higher risk rights are phased in. that doesnt enable procrastination, it reduces harm while competence develops and accountability remains.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

Should turning 18 automatically mean someone is treated as a fully independent adult in every situation?

After my own experience in a hospital shortly after turning 20, I started questioning whether the legal definition of adulthood should better reflect the gradual transition into adulthood.

I created this petition to encourage a discussion about raising the legal age of adulthood from 18 to 25 and providing greater protections and support for young people during this stage of life.

If you agree or even if you simply think it's worth discussing. please read and consider signing.

https://t.co/k4LSvF2KHC via @Change

[Keith Ainsworth @AinsworthKeith]

Democrats are running out of voters are now turning to children

Ohio Democrats push resolution to lower voting age to 16 amid polls showing 62% of Gen Z favor socialism

https://t.co/XAlDoy8G73

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@AinsworthKeith I oppose lowering the voting age to 16, but claiming democrats are “running out of voters” is speculation. debate it based on maturity and civic responsibility. personally, I think the voting age should be raised, not lowered.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@Mild_Dawged that analogy treats safeguards as a substitute for competence, but they arent. safer design can reduce harm while drivers still need training and remain accountable. a gradual adulthood system could do the same, add protection without excusing irresponsibility.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@MagnoGetMoney yes, maturity develops naturally through experience but the law can still support that transition instead of pretending everyone becomes fully prepared overnight at 18. a gradual system would allow independence while phasing in higher risk rights and responsibilities.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@MagnoGetMoney A gradual transition wouldnt stop 18–24 year olds from working, studying, living independently, or gaining life experience. It would phase in higher risk rights and responsibilities while keeping support and protections, not shelter people until 25.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@Scow21 i agree teenagers need more real world responsibility, but giving 14–18 year olds more life experience wouldnt suddenly make 18 fully mature. we can encourage independence earlier while still providing protections and a gradual transition through the 20s.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@Mild_Dawged raising legal adulthood wouldnt mean people under 25 couldnt work, teenagers already can. the point is greater protection and a gradual transition for major rights and responsibilities, not preventing jobs or excusing people from accountability.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@MagnoGetMoney @TheRealGlick @washingtonpost a firearm can be useful for self defense, but ownership is still high risk. one impulsive moment, accident, theft, or storage mistake can be fatal. living in a dangerous area doesnt automatically make every 18 year old ready... training and age limits still matter.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@Brittan75378732 living longer doesnt automatically mean people mature later. life expectancy and the age of adulthood are separate issues. I could support adulthood beginning around 25 but it should be based on development, responsibility, and policy not simply because average lifespans increase

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@BradCGZ honestly, I’d support something around 30, and not just for voting. military enlistment, firearms, alcohol, tobacco, marriage, and other major adulthood thresholds should be reconsidered together.

[Brad Zerbo @BradCGZ]

I genuinely feel like the voting age should be 27.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@BraddrofliT paying taxes alone doesnt determine voting eligibility, minors and noncitizens pay taxes too. if taxing minors is unfair, change their tax treatment.. not the voting age. voting requires maturity and life experience, so I’d raise it, not lower it.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@GHHILL1911 agreed, but not just voting. military enlistment, firearms, alcohol, tobacco, marriage, and other major adulthood thresholds should be reconsidered together instead of treating 18 as a universal cutoff.

[GH HILL @GHHILL1911]

The legal voting age should be raised to 26.

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@K3nB3n Teach teenagers civics and local politics, absolutely. but education doesnt automatically make 16 an appropriate voting age. I’d strengthen civic education while raising the voting age rather than lowering it.

[KooleM @EnvyKhux]

@GovernmentZA Should raise age consent to 21 , so we can give kids enough time to develop including drinking

[cartaDhusky @carter5069]

@TheRealGlick @washingtonpost imo, i’d support raising the firearm age, but guns shouldnt be the only threshold reconsidered. voting, military enlistment, alcohol, tobacco, and other major adulthood rights and responsibilities should be reviewed together instead of treating 18 as a magical cutoff.