The drinking age.

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States weighing lower age to drink

 

 

More than two decades after the U.S. set the national drinking age at 21, a movement is gaining traction to revisit the issue and consider allowing Americans as young as 18 to legally consume alcohol.

 

Serious discussions already are under way in several states.

 

In Vermont, the state Legislature has formed a task force that will study whether the drinking age should be lowered.

 

In South Dakota, a petition is circulating that would ask the state to allow 19- and 20-year-olds to legally buy beer no stronger than 3.2 percent alcohol, while in Missouri a group is attempting to collect the 100,000 signatures needed to get a measure on the November ballot to lower the state's drinking age to 18.

 

And in South Carolina and Wisconsin, lawmakers have proposed that active-duty military personnel younger than 21 be allowed to buy alcohol, a move similar to one that was rejected last year in New Hampshire.

 

States weighing lower age to drink -- chicagotribune.com

 

Hmm, I'm thinking no here, but then again, 19 wouldn't be so bad... maybe..

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[Guest Thor]

States weighing lower age to drink

 

 

 

 

States weighing lower age to drink -- chicagotribune.com

 

Hmm, I'm thinking no here, but then again, 19 wouldn't be so bad... maybe..

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No drinking age, no illegal drugs and no guns. it is the only way to be truly free

[ImWithStupid]

I think we need, with the political issues, that we have now, as those during the Vietnam war, take into consideration, that we allow 18 year old persons to go to war, fight for our rights and freedoms, but don't allow them to have a beer.

 

Even before this war, I said that they needed to flip the drinking and driving ages around. They needed to allow exposure to alcohol, similar to many European countries, at a younger age, but don't allow licenses to drive until the age of maturity. That way the big "hoopla" or "mistique" of alcohol has past, somewhat, prior to them driving vehicles. If it isn't such a "taboo" thing the urge to check it out on their own, isn't so strong.

 

I equate it to, exposure to firearms. A child/adolescent that is responibly exposed to firearms and firearm safety is less likely to seek out the item on their own, without supervision.

[snafu]

Lets see....

The government has you fill out your draft card at 18. You can join the military freely and server your country at 18. Your elegable to serve on a jury at 18. You can vote at 18. Your tried as an adult in the court of law at 18. You can get a full time job at 18.

So it seems the government acknowledges you as an adult at 18. Why shouldn't you be able to drink at 18?

[hugo]

I actually favor no guns allowed in bars.

[snafu]

I actually favor no guns allowed in bars.

 

So I'm getting my CCW...

It was a police officer that was giving the course. He exlpains the "Gun free zones" to us. About two minutes later this biker rasises hand and says "so if I get in a fight in a bar I can't go out and get my gun?" lol... Dead silence in the class for about a minute until it erupts into total laughter.

[timesjoke]

Lets see....

The government has you fill out your draft card at 18. You can join the military freely and server your country at 18. Your elegable to serve on a jury at 18. You can vote at 18. Your tried as an adult in the court of law at 18. You can get a full time job at 18.

So it seems the government acknowledges you as an adult at 18. Why shouldn't you be able to drink at 18?

 

That is why I have always thought the drinking age should stay at 21 and all the other things raised to meet that age. Even at 21, people are not mature yet.