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Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, a Republican representing Colorado, has come out in favour of a government-mandated age requirement in order to make decisions about one鈥檚 own gender and sexuality.

In a tweet on April 2, Boebert, a conspiracy theorist and Trump supporter, wrote, 鈥淲e require people to be 21 to purchase alcohol beverages, and 21 to purchase tobacco products. Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?鈥�

We require people to be 21 to purchase alcohol beverages, and 21 to purchase tobacco products.

Why is it so unreasonable to require people to reach a certain level of maturity before making life-altering decisions about their sexuality and identity?

— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert)

Twitter users responded in the only way you can to a statement like this.

Columnist Michael J. Stern tweeted, 鈥淣ot everyone makes the bad choices you do.鈥�

Not everyone makes the bad choices you do:

— Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1)

Another tweeted, 鈥淪o, no one can be straight until they鈥檙e 21?鈥�

So, no one can be straight until they鈥檙e 21?

You are an idiot.

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse)

Fred Wellman tweeted, 鈥淪o鈥�guns too then, right? They have to be 21 to buy a gun everybody!鈥�

So鈥�guns too then, right? They have to be 21 to buy a gun everybody!

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman)

Another went after her hypocrisy on the age required to carry a rifle.

鈥淒oesn’t seem like age is a concern here.鈥�

Doesn't seem like age is a concern here.

— The Great Divider (@CGovid)

Boebert, who was first elected in 2020, made news in March when she shouted at President Joe Biden during the State of the Union.