Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site hou2g.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!hou2g!scott From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (N. Ersha) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Double Standards in American society Message-ID: <543@hou2g.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 11:20:38 EDT Article-I.D.: hou2g.543 Posted: Thu Jul 11 11:20:38 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 07:58:05 EDT References: <752@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: rest, relative to the universe Lines: 24 >>Now (or this year) Reagan is trying to force ALL states to raise >>the minimum drinking age to 21 do to pressure from special interest >>groups like MADD. >>Its true that a major portion of drunk driving accidents come for >>23 year and younger folk but how can we put up with these types >>of double standards? >Well, you've said it yourself: the evidence indicates that on the average, >an 18 year old isn't old enough to drink. There's no innate reason why you >should receive all your rights at the same age (after all, driving normally >comes at 15 or 16). There sure is (in my opinion) an inate reason: you get all your responsibilities at that age! It's completely consistent that your responsibilities and rights go hand-in-hand. One should not come without the other. Perhaps we should raise the driving age to 18? SJBerry