Secondhand Citizens: An Argument For Lower Drinking Age

The legal drinking age has been a much debated topic since the repealing of the total prohibition of alcohol by the 21st amendment in 1933. (Palicz) The laws regarding this age limit have fluctuated over the years. The age limit was lowered in most states when the youth of the Vietnam and baby boomer generations protested that if they could die in a foreign war they should be given the privilege of drinking alcohol. This age …

…for the government to discriminate against 18 year-olds. One can’t say a person is old enough to handle one responsibility but not old enough for some thing else that requires the same level of maturity. The age limit should be dropped to 18 and teens need to be educated better on alcohol and its effects. Doing this would give teens a good foundation for when they do decide to drink and make them more responsible drinkers.