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Probably because few here have had 18-year old kids, or been one themselves.
EDIT: Agreeing with you. My comment may have been ambivalent.
If they're old enough to die for this country, they're mature enough to serve on the legislature. 
But then again, some 80 year olds are not mature enough to do their jobs as elected officials, so it depends on the person. >


If they're old enough to die for this country...

18 is definitely not old enough for that, even though it's a societal norm.