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Obama Declines to Lower Drinking Age
In a recent discussion with veterans, Presidential candidate Barack Obama said that if he was elected President that he would not lower the current drinking age.
"I know it drives you nuts. But I'm not going to lower the drinking age," he said.
When Army veteran Ernest Johnson pointed out the discrepancy between being considered a boy when it came to having a drink, but being considered a man when it came to being eligible to die for his country, Obama remained firm. He said that setting the legal drinking age at 21 had helped reduce drunken driving incidents and should remain.
OK, fine. Perhaps the minimum age for entering the armed forces ought to be set at 21, too. That would certainly save young lives as well. Surely if you're too young to have a beer at 18, then you're certainly too young to be used as cannon fodder in a war.
Your mileage may vary, but I call 'em as I see 'em.
Not the even the age limit of 18 ever stopped me and my friends.
Eighteen would be good in several ways: not only eliminating the strange
double standard for adulthood that you mentioned, but also making college a
much more consistent environment, so that drinking could be done more
openly (which I suspect would make it safer, if kids aren't worried about
getting themselves or their friends in trouble for drinking if they need
medical attention, for instance) and college officials could focus on more
important things than sorting out who's drinking legally and who isn't.
I agree %110
Having two different ages is ridiculous. There should be one age to be an
adult. I'm not sure which I really think it should be, but I'm sure it
should be one or the other.
I have to agree with the logic in the age being the same. I am so against
drunk drivers at any age.
You have a good point, but when it comes to young drunks you should viisit
any British town centre on a Friday and Saturday night. It's frightening.
