Rejected petition Jim McMahon's 'Votes at 16' bill to be read again and voted on properly.

We the undersigned, call upon HM governemnt to bring Jim McMahon's 'Votes at 16' Bill back to the House of Commons for another reading and to be voted on properly this time.

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Earlier this month Jim McMahon, the Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton, introduced a bill to lower the Voting Age to 16. The Conservatives exploited an old parliament law from the 19th century saying that all bills on a Friday afternoon that are not voted on by 2:30pm must be shelved. This is not just undemocratic, this is indefensible!

http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/03/tory-mps-accused-of-filibustering-to-block-bill-lowering-the-voting-age-to-16-7052134/

https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jim-mcmahon/4569

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41862264

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Date submitted 26 November 2017
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