A: We need to lower the voting age to 16.
B: Are kids that age really mature enough?
A: Of course.
B: If that’s true, why did we raise the drinking age from 18 to 21?
A: Well, …
B: You have to be 21 to buy a handgun, and we’ve come out with a proposal to raise the age for rifles and shotguns from 18 t0 21.
A: Um, …
B: You have to be 18 to hold an unrestricted driver’s license in this state.
A: Ah, …
A: You have to be 18 to get married in this state.
A: They’re more likely to vote for our party.
B: You’ve convinced me.
They think people are “children” until age 26 (when they finally become responsible for their own insurance).