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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (N. Ersha)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Double Standards in American society
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 11:20:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 11 11:20:38 1985
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>>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