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  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.
context: 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.