You seem not to be aware that just last month there was a poll that had officially been opened by civic.asgardia to sense the need or not to lower the age for Parliament. Since the majority of over a 1000 voters in that poll expressed the need for change, I think it is fair to say that this change is the voice of the majority [of the people who voiced their opinion]. When you say that focusing on this change before [the end of the] elections seem[s to be] the wrong priority right now, seeing once more how far we currently are from having just enough eligible candidates for Parliament (and this, 3 months after the beginning of the elections, and less than 47 days before the voting ends), it does appear to be a very reasonable way not to see the date of the elections once more pushed further in time in hope to see new eligible candidates popping up like by magic... I respect your opinion but let's put the facts straight!

Helena, since you seem to miss from my posts the many different elements brought to your attention and only reply to one of them (the last one it seems), I will from now on number the parts of my message so to make it easier to reply: 1) Unfortunately, when you say that the poll didn't mention what lowering the age meant and that it could well be 30 or 35, you are misinformed. Only two ages were mentioned in that poll: "40" and "18". 2) The fact that the majority of the people active enough and who cared about taking part in this poll at that time chose "18" as opposed to "40" can only be seen as representative of the general will of the majority of Asgardians to change the age to "18"! To contest the result of a vote saying that "if all the potential voters would have voted, the outcome would have been different" would just be undemocratic! 3) I also want to mention, at this time, that in the history of Asgardia, this poll is the first multichoice voting that has received as many replies (1488!). It does mean something. Like it is done in some countries, maybe the Parliament can make it compulsory for every Asgardian to vote? This was debated before and will have to be addressed by the Parliament. But until the voting system is defined by the Parliament, you cannot discard that poll as being non representative. 4) I really don't see what's wrong with accepting the result of the poll as valid and representative of the general will of the majority of Asgardians... Please bring forth your arguments to justify your saying. 5) I'm sorry for you that the result the poll displayed displeases you as it goes against your conviction that under 30 year old people (the age you recommend) are not capable enough to be adequate candidates for Parliament. But it is a reality. 6) If you are elected to the Parliament, you will have to carry the voice of your constituents. To just ignore the expression of their voice discarding the result of the poll because it doesn't go with your own convictions, as a member of the Parliament, this would be failing to listen to them...

English is not my mother tongue either, hence our mutual misunderstandings, apparently :-) 1.- Thank you for this clarification. 2.- If people choose not to vote, at this time and place, it is their choice. Discarding the result of an official poll because “it is just a poll” is discarding the opinion of all the people who wanted to express their voice. Once more, that comment doesn’t appear to be very democratic, or does it? 3.- The poll was official. It makes its result evenly official. It was broadcast in the forum, on the many Facebook groups and on the Discord server. If only 1400+ people felt like they wanted to vote, that means we can rejoice to have 1400+ active users of the Asgardia.space website! I am not sure making voting compulsory would solve the problem of participation, actually. But that is for another debate the MPs will have to have at some point… 4.- I agree with you. A poll with less than 1,500 voters is not representative enough to make a final decision. But making a final decision was not the goal of such a poll: it was to get a sense of the general feeling of concerned citizens whether to change the age, cancel the elections, pursue them as they are, etc. As you mentioned, the Constitution set a rule but since a majority of the people who showed concern expressed their voice in saying that there should be a change, what do you do with the result of the poll? 5.- I now understand that you are not displeased. We both are over 40yo and as such, we are privileged. Would you have voted for the Constitution if the minimum age for Parliament would have been 60 years old? And if yes, would you feel it is fair to have set that age limit “above you”? How would you feel if all the 60+ eligible candidates would be saying that maybe it is too high and that to be fair, maybe it could be lowered to 55? Would you feel respected and heard? 6.- I am really glad that you voted for the petition above on this page. I actually thought you didn’t that’s why I wanted to clarify things with you. But now that I see that you agree the poll means that we need a referendum, since the petition on this page is calling for the referendum, your vote will be precious in that direction. Thank you for supporting the age change! <3 7.- Again, Helena, lowering the age to 18yo doesn’t mean every 18yo will be elected or will deserve my vote! Of course I will not vote for an 18yo who just say “Hey man, vote for me!”. Just like any other candidate, they will still need to prove me that they are sound, understanding and would be a worth addition to the Parliament. No way I would otherwise be voting for them! I just believe that they should be given the chance to represent the people and not just being kept aside for the sake of their age...