I have a problem with how all the people against lower the drinking age come back to problems with alcohol abuse and problems with drunk driving. I don't think that's the issue at all. What I am hearing is that there is a whole host of people who are ok with giving up their rights to the government because its safer to do so. While we are at it how about we put governors on all cars so they can't go over the speed limit too much. Lets take away the guns because we all know how the math works out there. Lets ban smoking across the board. I thought gambling was illegal for our own good in most states but the state sanctioned gambling has gotten out of control. Lets do away with the state lottery system and all other sanctioned gambling. Lets put limits on the caloric value of meals sold at restaurants, require vaccinations for children by law. Lets make people with dangerous animals for pets register them with their local government. That means you people with American Pit Bull Terriers, Snakes over 5 feet long, and apparently ASF's.
I hope I managed to hit a hot button for everyone reading this post. As a nation we are slowly giving up all of the rights that we once held dear. As a nation we need to stop thinking of our 18 through 20 year olds as kids. They can vote, serve, and enter into contracts. They are adults. This is how the government takes your rights. They make you a minority. Then get the majority to pass a law. You should stand up for that minority groups rights as adults like any other group. Most people are in one minority or another for a right they hold dear. If you don't stand up for the rights of the young maybe they won't stand up for you when the time comes.
Just in case the government is reading this, I also want to state that the only person better than our old president is our new president and no one does as much good for the country as our great intelligence agencies.
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