Prediction: MADD Gets Madder
July 15th 2009 22:52
It may be the shot heard around the world if your lawful drinking age is 21 years-old. In South Carolina comes a challenge to the 21 year-old drinking age in an odd form. It seems thew law is against purchasing alcohol, but what about possessing and drinking it?
This has a constitutional twist to it and may give the Mothers Against Driving Drunk a run for their money. Apparently it is unconstitutional to...give those 18 and over the "full legal rights and responsibilities" of all other adults...with the exception of alcohol purchase! Purchase and Possession are two different arguments.
I am in no way trying to endorse underage drinking, or any type of drinking and driving. I am just pointing to a loophole that will snowball to include every State that has enforced a law with a controversy. Growing up, the drinking age was 18 in every State. When I was 22, they raised the drinking age to 21. I actually didn't start drinking and partying until I was 22.
The difference between my generation and today's party goers is that there are more alcoholics on the roads and more people and innocent bystanders on the roads. Of course the ruling in South Carolina might have dreaded consequences, but the reality is that 18 year olds, and younger, are already drinking. They have always considered it a rite-of-passage. Many DWIs, and alcohol related deaths and problems in young adults occur on High School Prom night! Most are 17 or 18 year olds.
Just a thought.
This has a constitutional twist to it and may give the Mothers Against Driving Drunk a run for their money. Apparently it is unconstitutional to...give those 18 and over the "full legal rights and responsibilities" of all other adults...with the exception of alcohol purchase! Purchase and Possession are two different arguments.
I am in no way trying to endorse underage drinking, or any type of drinking and driving. I am just pointing to a loophole that will snowball to include every State that has enforced a law with a controversy. Growing up, the drinking age was 18 in every State. When I was 22, they raised the drinking age to 21. I actually didn't start drinking and partying until I was 22.
The difference between my generation and today's party goers is that there are more alcoholics on the roads and more people and innocent bystanders on the roads. Of course the ruling in South Carolina might have dreaded consequences, but the reality is that 18 year olds, and younger, are already drinking. They have always considered it a rite-of-passage. Many DWIs, and alcohol related deaths and problems in young adults occur on High School Prom night! Most are 17 or 18 year olds.
Just a thought.
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