>agreed - but the problem is this - in 10-15 years you will think very differently about things than you do now - to the point that you will say that "you can't believe you used to do/think/believe/etc. those silly/wacked out/etc things. It's part of life - we all do it. Much of what is very important to you now will no longer be, and things that aren't will be.
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So the elderly are the most qualified voters because they've 'been there, done that'?

I don't think so dude. I would trust Mike Helland's vote over half of the wacked out 'adults' I know. Age means squat. Intelligence manifests itself early on. Just because you're older doesn't mean you're right.