Kids learn responsibility by being able to make choices, which includes the right to make mistakes. And they make a lot. As parents, we try to shield them when it's appropriate. I'll confess that we may do it too often, but how many mistakes do you want them to make with the body politic?

I'm in favor of allowing *less* people to vote. A civics test, plus some basic reasoning skills, plus current events, plus proof of employment, plus of course only the people who agree with me. ;)