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In reply to the discussion: Any chance the drinking age will get lowered to 18 any time soon? [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)30. you can call it whatever you want
That is my opinion. You say that driving drunk should remain illegal. Well, you lower the age limit you increase automobile deaths. You also increase the number of young people's lives who are ruined because they kill someone because they didn't comprehend the consequences of getting into a car drunk.
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Yeah, but i'm just not comfortable giving away some freedoms for some alleged security.
Daniel537
Nov 2012
#16
And yet their brain is fully developed to voluntarily join the military at 18 and risk death?
Daniel537
Nov 2012
#26
Some states have increased restrictions on driving for 16 and 17 yr olds
liberal_at_heart
Nov 2012
#35
We should lower the drinking age and raise the age at which you can join the military
RepublicansRZombies
Nov 2012
#74
I know this is TOTALLY hypocritical but I got my first car at 16 and by 18 I was no stranger to
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2012
#75
But they already use other mind-altering drugs right now, like marijuana, in High Schools
Daniel537
Nov 2012
#18
Learn something everyday...I thought it allowed any underage person to drink with parental consent
HereSince1628
Nov 2012
#32
Daniel, once you're older and have seen the tragedy teenage drinking causes....
groundloop
Nov 2012
#54
Doubt it. A more useful effort would be to get legislation passed that allows parents to
bluestate10
Nov 2012
#71