I agree with the laws regarding the voting age and criminal responsibility. However, I disagree with the law about drinking age. I believe that the constitution should be amended once again to lower the drinking age to 18.This video discusses the debate over the drinking age and gives great examples.
I agree with what is said about why the drinking age should be lowered. People are simply drinking behind closed doors and underground to avoid the punishment. People are finding away around the law to drink and drink a lot. If the law were lowered people would drink more responsibly and this would prevent a story like that in the video from happening again.
I agree with what is said about why the drinking age should be lowered. People are simply drinking behind closed doors and underground to avoid the punishment. People are finding away around the law to drink and drink a lot. If the law were lowered people would drink more responsibly and this would prevent a story like that in the video from happening again.
Most importantly, the age 18 is the reason the drinking age should be lowered. At the age of 18 individuals are allowed to fight, marry, vote, purchase tobacco, etc. This is age that children become adults, and are responsible for their crime. So why can’t they drink? They are entrusted to vote for our next president and the laws that affect society. 18 year olds are legally allowed to blacken their lungs by being able to purchase tobacco, marry whomever they want, and fight for their country. Yet they cannot drink? I believe this should be changed because having a set age of 18 can truly establish when an individual becomes a true person with no guardianship and new responsibilities. If there is an one age that enables a person to complete a certain task, then that should be when they are a true person. If there is not set age, then there is still a grey, unclear area with no definite, established definition of a person. This relates back to Citizens United vs. Federal Election Committee, in that law defines a person. If all the laws point to the age 18 as enabling a person to complete certain tasks, then that should be when they are a true person.Resources
1) "Drinking Age Debate - 60 Minutes - CBS News." Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News - CBS News. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4819332n&tag=related;photovideo>.
2) "Constitution of the United States - Official." National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html>.
3) "Underage Soldiers May Soon Get To Play Beer Pong Too! | Beyond My Two Cents." Beyond My Two Cents I'LL GIVE MY TWO CENTS, YOU GIVE YOURS. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.beyondmytwocents.com/underage-soldiers-may-soon-get-to-play-beer-pong-too/>. – Drinking Age Debate Photo
4) "CITIZENS UNITED v. FEDERAL ELECTION COMM’N." LII | Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School. 24 Mar. 2009. Web. 09 Nov. 2010. <http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-205.ZS.html>.
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