With regard to his suggestion they might vote with their hearts and not their heads, I don't believe this would be such bad thing. It is certainly far superior to the large numbers who use neither their brains nor their hearts, but decide how they vote based on how their faither's and grandfaither's voted.
Those aged 16 take on many adult responsibilities and I'm sure the vast majority of them are just as fit to vote as their elders.
JIM CARSON, Larchfield, Balerno, Midlothian