This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Preserve all current rights held by citizens under the age of 18.
Approximate 16 million UK citizens under voting age had no representation in the recent referendum that may result in the UK leaving the EU. The invoking of Article 50 will result in the loss of rights that they currently hold. It is both the legal and moral duty of Parliament to represent them.
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Though all those under 18 cannot exercise any political influence, they still have Constitutional and legal rights. As Parliament is the representative everyone, then surely it is the duty of Parliament to represent those who have no other legal or political representation. I believe that this falls under the rights of children adopted from the UNCRC into the constitution of the UK and that these rights must be considered as separate to those who can exercise their prerogative to change them.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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