experience needed to vote

I don't post often about politics, and I'll leave my own political philosophy out of blogging, but there is something to this video that, as a "Gen Yer" I had to share.

Old Glory, Centennial Park, downtown Atlanta.

The Speaker of the New Hampshire House was speaking at a Tea Party rally (see the video and story here - around 9:30 to get an idea of what I'm talking about) where the topic of same-day voter registration in college towns came up. Whatever the sentiment, Speaker O'Brien uses these words:

"...  and basically doing what I'd be doing as a kid - voting as a liberal. That's what kids do - they don't have the life experience, and they just vote their feelings."

It's amazing to me that you can give your life for your country at the age of 18, but you can't have enough "life experience" to give your voice and your vote.