Rejected petition 15-17 year old should have the right to vote in a 2nd EU referendum

A young youth in the UK who believes that 15-17 year olds must take part in EU referendum that is why I believe and many other youths believe that a 2nd referendum should take place because it is unfair for 65+ years olds to make decisions for the young youths whoes future will be affected

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Evidence of angry,unhappy UK young youths leaving EU is all over social media e.g instagram,facebook,twitter,snapchat. Also,many students in schools are devasted about the EU referendum results. They are also frigthened about what leaving EU could lead to e.g Scotland and Nothern Ireland considering an independence referendum.Also, the huge division it has created.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/137149

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Date submitted 25 June 2016
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