That’s when they just don’t want to have those same responsibilities that their grandparents and parents had when they were their age. … Kids now when they are getting out of school, I guess when it comes to being a part of any kind of community, these kids are not really trying to be too involved with any kind of community. They are not wanting to be involved with any life experiences outside of high school and don’t really have a good idea of what’s really going on yet. Somebody who is 18, in my opinion - just getting out of high school, really - doesn’t know a whole lot about what is going on. … I know that in order to run for president, you have to be 35 years old but for like our city officials, locally, I think positions like city officials, mayors, city council members, for example, I would think 25 years old is a good starting age. … From personal experience, in my mid-20s, I started to give those things a bit more thought. I know I had some more growing up to do at that age. Anybody younger than 18 - especially when it comes to political matters and voting for people to serve in offices - I think they still have a little bit of growing up to do. I have heard that they are trying to push for things like that. I know that they are changing age limits for all kinds of things these days, like 16-year-old kids wanting to be able to cast their votes.
I think on the lower end, it should be at least 25. Responses may be edited for clarity and length. Editor’s note: U-Talk is a weekly feature in which we ask five local residents to tell us their thoughts about a particular issue.
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