Comments on: Should Singaporean youths be allowed to vote at 18?

By: laicf

laicf — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:11:19 +0000

As a 18-year old male Singaporean,

You are legally trained to kill and maim,
You are legally allowed to get drunk,
But yet you are not allowed to watch R-21 shows,
and neither are you allowed to vote for and against their political leaders you are sworn to defend against all internal and external threats.

it will be most interesting to know how many 18-years old are eligible to vote in GE2011?

300,000 or 500,000 18-year old voters in GE2011?

By: Thought Provoker

Thought Provoker — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:39:30 +0000

I joined the Police Force at age 18+ and was allowed to carry a gun and arrest people BUT could not even purchase a single item on installment from Courts! What irony the world we live in. The enlistment age is around 18, so technically our youth are ‘mature’ enough to defend our country. That being the case, they should similarly be matured enough to vote for their nation.

A good effort by the WP Youth Wing to engage Singaporeans to think…