Representative Democratic Model-Electable Offices Part Forty-Two Voter Eligibility And Duties (Session Three)

Representative Democratic Model-Electable Offices

Part Forty-Two Voter Eligibility And Duties (Session Three)

I was eighteen once. I was filled with idealism back then. It is widely accepted by me that as an individual ages, that individual is able to balance idealism with pragmatism with maturity and objectivity.

Please read the following.

1. Citizens ages 18-21 must be allowed to vote for all local officeholders only. Local government is government in its simplest form. Since it directly deals most closely to the people, all adult citizen input is needed to choose proper local officeholders.

2. Citizens ages 22-24 must be allowed to vote for all local officeholders as well as for all state and federal lawmakers. They should not be allowed to vote for executive branch officeholders at that state and federal level.

Lawmakers at the state and federal level have certain responsibilities as they use their discretion to pass or repeal laws. Allowing citizens under age 22 to choose these officeholders would be irresponsible. It would serve a greater purpose to allow only a more mature electorate to do this choosing.

3. Citizens 25 and older should be allowed to vote for all officeholder at all levels. Unlike those adult citizens younger, they should be allowed to vote for executive branch officeholders at that state and federal level.

Executive branch officeholders, while using less amount of discretion than legislators, have the most amount of responsibilities in administrating, carrying out, and executing the law. Their duties entail the most amount of complexities of the three branches of government since they administer the entire bureaucracy. They also have the final say by making the final determination as to which laws should and should not be executed. The final responsibility of carrying out the laws lies with the heads of the executive branch of both state and federal government.

Therefore, due to the enormity of the challenges faced by these heads of the executive branches at the state and federal levels, it is warranted to have only those eligible citizens 25 and older choose these officeholders. 

Cliff Notes Version: Citizens ages 18-21 should vote for local officeholders only because local government is government in its simplest form. Since America is a Top-Down society in terms of governance, local governments have the least amount of authority and power. Therefore, it is permissible for this age group to vote for local officeholders.

Citizens ages 22-24 should be allowed to vote not just for local officeholders. They should be allowed to vote for state and federal legislators. Since those officeholders have more responsibilities than local officeholders, it is permissible for this age group to choose state and federal lawmakers.

Only citizens 25 and older should choose heads of the executive branch since their positions carry the most amount of authority and entail the most amount of complexities. They should be allowed to choose all other officeholders as well.