Pericles,
My deepest apologies, remiss of me to not recall how much i have forgotten.
Thanks for reminding me(or not) how many years it has been.

Given that some have said they wouldn't vote for a 20 yr old, it is reasonable to ask what they believe the minimum age should be and why.

The parliament should represent all Australians regardless of age, however both youth and seniors regularly claim that their views are not listened to and they are poorly represented.

Doubtless this 20yr old might even that score a little and his presence in the house is a reminder to other parliamentary members that youth exists. He is also a reminder to youth that their interests might not always be forgotten, helping to ensure that more youth remain engaged with the political process.

It is interesting though that while young women have been lauded for entering parliament, this young fellow's success is continuing to attract criticism. Why is it so?

Pericles, if you can still balance twin carbs, move to the USA immediately.

I am advised by the people on forums dealing with LESCs, [little English sports cars], that they are having trouble, in many areas, finding anyone who knows what a carburettor is let alone what to do when someone has put 2 on the same car.

Much money to be made, while practicing a truly humanitarian & worth while service to the more mature men of the USA.

I'd do it myself, but Examinator has convinced me, that I'm too old & decrepit for such an adventure.

The legal age of majority used to be 21. However, it is now 18. At this age a person has full rights as an adult.

A similar situation came up when they talked about raising the drinking age to 21, it simply could not be enforced.

(OT) Thanks for the advice, Hasbeen.

>>Pericles, if you can still balance twin carbs, move to the USA immediately.<<

I can also code in Assembler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Basic_assembly_language

Perhaps I could combine the two somehow, maybe tracking a BALR instruction using a piece of rubber tubing...

I don’t think that life experience is very important at all.

How many members of parliament have life experience in the anything more than one or two areas amongst the many that they would have to deal with in their political lives, or in the methodology of the job? Not a lot, I would think.

The most important things are intelligence, good articulation and the ability and willingness to quickly learn.

Oh, and a set of basic principles that are in the right ball park - both personal principles and those of the party to which the MP belongs.

Having perused Wyatt Roy’s website, it is this last point that is of the most concern to me, as I critiqued in the previous general thread about him: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=3807#93459