Now this is your opinion and as such it should be respected, and I will respect it, but I find a few things disturbing in your post that I want to address or ask you. You think that teenagers are "overfed, overindulged, and spoiled as it is?" I find it hard to agree with that because I feel for the most part that our government today gives a little more responsibility and/or credibility to these teenagers that turn 18.
***When you turn 18 you now have the right***
*To give legal consent to have sex
*Are given the right to vote on the future leaders of your government
*Are allowed to be shipped off and fight (and possibly die) for your country (pending h.s. diploma).
*Some states you are old enough to buy a firearm.
To me some of these things give teenagers A LOT of power. I also take it to mean that at this age teenagers are entrusted with some of the things stated above, and possibly somethings I did not state. How twisted is it to be old enough to have the opportunity to pick or help a government, and to be old enough to fight and die for the country, but still have to wait a few years to legally have an alcoholic beverage? I don't understand it, it makes no sense to me at all.
If it is more of an issue about maturity, it is never a given that teh age of 21 is automatically associated with "maturity." I know people that are of legal drinking age and still act like they freshman in high school, so I don't buy the maturity argument.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
Blaine
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Originally posted by sigmagrrl
Sorry, I think teenagers are so overfed, overindulged, and spoiled as it is, they wouldn't be able to handle alcohol. I am NOT for lowering the age at all! I am actually for stiffer fines. I vote for taking away licenses until they are 21 if caught drunk three times. Sorry, I guess coming from a family where alcoholism was rampant and painful, I am anti alcohol consumption. Yes, I drink, but I don't get drunk, I am 27, and I didn't even drink the night I turned 21....Alcohol isn't my thing...Guess I am for people finding happiness and bliss in themselves and not in a bottle or a chemical reaction!
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