If we can send 18 year olds to war, why are they not allow to drink a beer, play in a casino, nor allowed to buy tobacco products, just doesn't seem fair to me.
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quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:
bluesmann,
Never ask a child for a history lesson.
1968, drinking age lowered to 18 on account of the draft and fairness to people who were going off to get slaughtered in the Meat Grinder called Vietnam.
Laws repealed because of irresponsible behavior of 18 to 21 year olds. Now, there is a lot of irresponsible behavior amoung 21 to 95 year olds, but they outnumber the little ones.
Vote granted to 18 year olds as a consolation prize for loosing the right to drink.
BETTER QUESTION. Why is it a crime for a parent to buy a teenager a beer? In fact, what possessed the government to take away the responsibility for teaching our children the evils of drink? Or better yet, Who IS YOUR Daddy, the government, or Paw?
quote:Originally posted by bluesmann:
Time is overdo, it's time we teach them a lesson once and for all, just like we did Japan and Germany, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17146548/ It is time we quite playing footies with these so called countries that hate our guts.
quote:Originally posted by Reflecting One of the voices i:
I think EVERY 18 year old should serve at least a 2 year term in the military. It would teach obedience, respect, patriotism, loyalty, honor,and service. I owe everything that I have to active duty and veterans of this great nation.
quote:Originally posted by NashBama:
The legal drinking age is determined by the states. I think it was the late 60's that the Federal Gov decided that they would give states a nice chunk of change for road improvements. The stipulation to that would be they would raise the drinking age to 21. Most states complied immediately, others held out. Louisiana was the last to change it, I think the age was 18 up until the 70's or 80's. The right to vote wasn't connected to losing the right to drink.
quote:Originally posted by Reflecting One of the voices i:
I think EVERY 18 year old should serve at least a 2 year term in the military. It would teach obedience, respect, patriotism, loyalty, honor,and service. I owe everything that I have to active duty and veterans of this great nation.
quote:Originally posted by Yo Brotha from anotha Motha:
Did you hear that they have raised the minimum drinking age in Mississippi to 32?
It seems they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools!
quote:Did you hear that they have raised the minimum drinking age in Mississippi to 32?
It seems they want to keep alcohol out of the high schools!
quote:Originally posted by Brentenman:quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:
bluesmann,
Never ask a child for a history lesson.
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Are you calling me a child, EdEKit????
quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:quote:Originally posted by Brentenman:quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:
bluesmann,
Never ask a child for a history lesson.
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Are you calling me a child, EdEKit????
I s'pose so Brentenman, My oldest Grandaughter is the mother of two. I suspect you are about her age, but then when you get as old as I have managed to get, most people seem awfully young.
quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:
bluesmann,
Never ask a child for a history lesson.
quote:Originally posted by Reflecting One of the voices i:
I think EVERY 18 year old should serve at least a 2 year term in the military. It would teach obedience, respect, patriotism, loyalty, honor,and service. I owe everything that I have to active duty and veterans of this great nation.
quote:Originally posted by EdEKit:
bluesmann,
Never ask a child for a history lesson.
1968, drinking age lowered to 18 on account of the draft and fairness to people who were going off to get slaughtered in the Meat Grinder called Vietnam.
Laws repealed because of irresponsible behavior of 18 to 21 year olds. Now, there is a lot of irresponsible behavior amoung 21 to 95 year olds, but they outnumber the little ones.
Vote granted to 18 year olds as a consolation prize for loosing the right to drink.
BETTER QUESTION. Why is it a crime for a parent to buy a teenager a beer? In fact, what possessed the government to take away the responsibility for teaching our children the evils of drink? Or better yet, Who IS YOUR Daddy, the government, or Paw?
quote:solve the darn problems, those that are serving time in our prisons for non-violent crimes, make them serve for four years in the military, and afterwards they can be release back into our society.
quote:Originally posted by ddraper4:
I s'pose so Brentenman, My oldest Grandaughter is the mother of two. I suspect you are about her age, but then when you get as old as I have managed to get, most people seem awfully young.
mmmmm your probably still felling the effects from your old hippy days or you started popping out babies when your 13.
quote:Originally posted by InfantryNCO:
EdEKit, your grammar reflects that of an eight year old. Are you sure you're old enough to post here?