BUT WHY CAN'T 16-YEAR-OLDS VOTE? IF OUR GOVERNMENT WENT TO WAR AND REINSTATED THE DRAFT, 16-YEAR-OLDS COULDN'T BE DRAFTED BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO IMMATURE. IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO LET PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO IMMATURE TO FIGHT IN WAR BE ALLOWED TO VOTE FOR POLITICIANS WHO COULD LEAD US INTO WAR.