It's probably because they associate youth with vigor, life, and opportunity but associate old age with death, deficiency, and closed doors.
1 06-09-2010 20:22:26
Re: If people have an unconscious preference for young people (17 replies, posted in General Youth Rights Discussion)
2 02-24-2010 09:20:43
Re: The Unconstitutional Voting Age (10 replies, posted in Voting Age)
Actually, the Supreme Court has ruled that all treaties are only the Supreme Law of the Land in as much as they comply with the constitution (that is, if a provision of the constitution is contradicted by a treaty, the treaty is not valid - or at least that portion of it). Because of that, it could be argued that the subsequent amendment to the constitution saying that all people 18 and older must be allowed to vote, nullifies that portion of the treaty (at least with regards to a voting age). The reasoning would be that, by not banning nor forcing states to allow people 17 and under to vote, it allows the government to ban people under 18 from voting. Therefore (if my post is the least bit legible) the portion of the treaty you quoted is in contradiction of the constitution, and therefore that portion is not valid under US law.
3 05-09-2009 05:33:52
Re: Websites Requiring Age Verification to Enter (6 replies, posted in Action)
Actually smoking is a right endowed in you by God at the time of your birth. A right cannot be given or gained at any time after birth.
4 05-09-2009 05:22:25
Re: Mandatory Reporting (13 replies, posted in Action)
Speaking of blogs, does ASFAR have one?
5 05-09-2009 05:04:07
Re: Did you approve of Svag's Presidency in ASFAR? (9 replies, posted in Organizational Discussion)
If anyone votes yes, you will be skinned - by me personally.