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05-10-2010, 03:10 PM
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I am not going to infer from what you have written as to were you stand on the drinking age "controversy" but I for one believe we should really rethink this law. Wouldn't it be better to change it back to 18 for beer and wine but also increase the age for an unrestricted driver's license to 18 as well? Kids can have permits for driving with limited privileges.
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Yes it would, but no congressmen have the balls to propose it. The MADD lobby is out of control even though the org itself is a cluster#%ck. There is a group of college presidents trying to do exactly what you mentioned.
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You don't have to infer, I'll tell you outright...I'm for bringing it back down to 18. I don't think you need to change the driving age. I think you need to have very strict consequences for drinking and driving with none of the second chance crap that a lot of these multiple offenders got away with years ago. The problem with drinking and driving wasn't age related, it was cultural and enforcement related.
I agree with 33, though, no one has the balls to go against MADD which is populated with a bunch of teetotalers who can't understand that they are turning future generations into binge drinkers instead of normal social drinkers. We all know the things that go along with this like rape, alcohol poisoning, assault, etc. It doesn't stop when they leave college. I have friends from medical school that still drink like this (including my husband when he gets around his friends, which is luckily not often.) It has become a societal norm for anyone below a certain age...which is SAD!
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05-10-2010, 03:42 PM
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You don't have to infer, I'll tell you outright...I'm for bringing it back down to 18. I don't think you need to change the driving age. I think you need to have very strict consequences for drinking and driving with none of the second chance crap that a lot of these multiple offenders got away with years ago. The problem with drinking and driving wasn't age related, it was cultural and enforcement related.
I agree with 33, though, no one has the balls to go against MADD which is populated with a bunch of teetotalers who can't understand that they are turning future generations into binge drinkers instead of normal social drinkers. We all know the things that go along with this like rape, alcohol poisoning, assault, etc. It doesn't stop when they leave college. I have friends from medical school that still drink like this (including my husband when he gets around his friends, which is luckily not often.) It has become a societal norm for anyone below a certain age...which is SAD!
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Ha! The old conservative geezer (me) and the young liberal "whippersnapper" finally agree. 
I agree with 33 as well. MADD has really messed things up with unintended consequences. Binge drinking is a real problem. Sort of like what happened with prohibition in the '20's. The things prohibition was supposed to stop became more prevalent. Ditto's the SAD!
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05-10-2010, 03:58 PM
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Ha! The old conservative geezer (me) and the young liberal "whippersnapper" finally agree.
I agree with 33 as well. MADD has really messed things up with unintended consequences. Binge drinking is a real problem. Sort of like what happened with prohibition in the '20's. The things prohibition was supposed to stop became more prevalent. Ditto's the SAD! |
Ha, ha! You know, my parents and I find we agree on more things than we realize when we actually get down to the meat of the matter. Most of the things we disagree on are the means to the end.
BTW, anyone calling me a "young" liberal is pretty funny! I'm 34!
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05-10-2010, 04:18 PM
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I'm 34!
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 We're still youngbucks compared to some of the frequent posters, but I only defer to those who are my parents' ages, 65-71 years old.
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05-10-2010, 04:30 PM
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We're still youngbucks compared to some of the frequent posters, but I only defer to those who are my parents' ages, 65-71 years old. |
They need to identify themselves so I can be more gentle with them! I don't need to give anyone a heart attack!
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05-10-2010, 04:39 PM
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They need to identify themselves so I can be more gentle with them! I don't need to give anyone a heart attack! |
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05-10-2010, 04:48 PM
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If your anything like my mom, it won't last long!
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