Quote Originally Posted by elevatethis View Post
The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was nothing more than an intiative set by the Federal Government that restricted the amount of federal revenue that the states could receive, specifically for interstate highway maintenance if I remember correctly.

Its going to take a long time for this country to get over a lot of the Puritanical influence within our society and our own minds.

Logically, it makes sense to say things like, "I can join the Marines and kill terrorists but I can't drink to it in most places."

The only thing I want to point out is that 21 is like the new 18. In the US, adulthood seems to get pushed back later and later into life, and it seems like your average 18 year old today is far less developed from a maturity standpoint that an 18 year old thirty years ago was. Should these "children" be allowed to run rampant at your favorite bar? I know I don't want them at mine!
I'm really setting myself up here, but it does seem that people put on the mantle of responsibility at a much later age than they did 30 years ago, IE: leave home, get married, have children, assume financial responsibility etc, and that they seem to bear this responsibility with much less success today. I know the age statistics of the forum members. I am prepared to get it with both barrels.