The age of majority used to be 21, now it's 18...but people are in a much longer stage of adolescence for the most part.

Arguably, children are under the control of their parents, and do not have the capacity to contract until they reach the age of majority or are 'emancipated' by their parents.

So, do my minor children have inalienable rights? Yes, but they require parental consent to exercise them for the most part. Because there is culpability that they legally do not have until they reach the age of majority.

However, the government doesn't have the authority to act as though they are our parents.