McCain vs. Obama. Republican vs. Democrat. There are many opposing opinions, and a choice needs to be made. That choice could be aided if the voting age were lowered.

As Election Day approaches, many teenagers are becoming more interested in politics. Every day we're introduced to new information concerning the presidential candidates, what they believe in and what they're promising our country if they are elected. It's possible that some of this information is over our heads, but that shouldn't deem us incompetent to vote for the candidate that we think is the better of the two.

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 of the Act states that no citizen can be denied a vote based on voting practices or procedures that discriminate on the basis of race, color or membership in one of the language minority groups.

Congress has extended provisions on multiple sections of the Voting Rights Act. I think that it's about time another provision was made.

Section 2 of the Act was put into action because citizens of different races were outraged by their restrictions on the voting field. They had every right to be disgruntled, seeing as they were a part of the nation and deserved to express their opinion with a vote.

After all, whoever is elected president spends the next four years navigating this country's future. It's only fair that every citizen is given the right to vote.

Being a teenager in the United States has its perks, but even if you're a citizen, you're unable to vote until you turn 18. I'm not the only teenager in America that isn't enamored by this situation, and I'm taking this opportunity to speak up about it.

Some of us do our homework on the presidential race and know exactly which candidate we want to vote for. In my opinion, if you're a citizen of the United States and express an interest in the election, you should be entitled to vote.

Lowering the voting age to 16 seems perfectly reasonable. As we blow out the 16 candles we're entitled to our licenses (if we pass), and it would be entirely too perfect if we were also entitled to a vote. If 16- and 17-year-olds were permitted to vote, it could greatly affect the outcome of this election. Our opinions do matter and could definitely hold their own next to the opinions of adults.