In Germany, WheelMap provides crowd-sourced maps showing wheelchair-accessible sites for less-able citizens.
Unfortunately, the very technology that has allowed virtually any citizen to share a message with their representative has also produced paralyzing noise, making Congress far less able to hear what citizens have to say.
"The idea that states are less intelligent or less able to discern their citizens' needs is a mistake of federal proportions," Gohmert said.
If good student papers -- and most of them are good -- ceased to exist, America would be left with generations of citizens less able to write or express themselves.
As countries become less able to protect their citizens, widespread hunger is a common consequence.
The AIDS pandemic hits all sectors of society in a cycle of illness and wasted lives: Ill parents are unable to work and support the family; children drop out of school to help; orphans fall prey to violence, disease and, perhaps later, HIV/AIDS – and a poverty-stricken country is even less able to support its citizens.
To conclude, our findings show that a key criticism of lowering the voting age to 16 does not hold: there is little evidence that these citizens are less able or less motivated to participate effectively in politics.
Robb Moss, who teaches filmmaking at Harvard University and has consulted with the Jacob Burns Center, said that without the skills to view media critically, "you are less of a good citizen, and less able to defend yourself against the powers of advertising and political persuasion".
The weakness of the EHRC nationally was compounded by legal aid cuts which meant that organisations like Citizens Advice were less able to offer help on a local level, he said.
Young citizens under 18 are less able to participate in politics effectively than older voters.
