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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 187767" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Since we DO have evidence that raising the drinking age cut down on DUIs, it seems strange to me to lower the drinking age.</p><p> </p><p>I DO understand that it seems odd to have other adult responsibilities and not this, but that is how it is.</p><p> </p><p>IF people who are under 21 but over 18 really WANTED the drinking age to change, they should VOTE for it. It seems there are enough people in that age group to force the vote AND to make it pass IF they REALLY wanted it.</p><p> </p><p>Since the people who ARE in this age group haven't gotten this figured out, maybe the rest of us should let their decision to not vote stand. I just think that if it were a big enough deal to people in that age group they could and would force a change through a vote. The voting processi s taught in schools, many students work on projects that involve how our govt works, so people in htat age group KNOW how to change things. They just haven't/</p><p> </p><p>I CAN say that in my town drinking is a HUGE issue. The campus groups work really hard to have safe parties and events. BUT we still have a HUGE group of drunks around every weekend. It was so much worse when the drinking age was lowered.</p><p> </p><p>I didn't go to the high school dances because there was so much alcohol and drug use at them. Same for many other high school events. My son says it is still a big problem and he is at thte same high school I went to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 187767, member: 1233"] Since we DO have evidence that raising the drinking age cut down on DUIs, it seems strange to me to lower the drinking age. I DO understand that it seems odd to have other adult responsibilities and not this, but that is how it is. IF people who are under 21 but over 18 really WANTED the drinking age to change, they should VOTE for it. It seems there are enough people in that age group to force the vote AND to make it pass IF they REALLY wanted it. Since the people who ARE in this age group haven't gotten this figured out, maybe the rest of us should let their decision to not vote stand. I just think that if it were a big enough deal to people in that age group they could and would force a change through a vote. The voting processi s taught in schools, many students work on projects that involve how our govt works, so people in htat age group KNOW how to change things. They just haven't/ I CAN say that in my town drinking is a HUGE issue. The campus groups work really hard to have safe parties and events. BUT we still have a HUGE group of drunks around every weekend. It was so much worse when the drinking age was lowered. I didn't go to the high school dances because there was so much alcohol and drug use at them. Same for many other high school events. My son says it is still a big problem and he is at thte same high school I went to. [/QUOTE]
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