She said she doesn't view it as radical change. Our society is excessively stable. We have a large middle class and a denial of class structure. There's not going to be a rash of referendums. Yes, there are some issues that would be different.
Entertainment is a big issue.
I don't know which issues would be different. It would increase participation over time. Holman said she became acquainted with youth suffrage in Nicaragua in 1984, following the Sandinista revolution. She said she was skeptical because lowering the voting age seemed to be an obvious power-consolidation move on the part of the Sandinistas. A series of demonstrations that was supposed to be held on voting day in November fizzled without much notice, according to YouthSpeak, the organization that put out the call.