The National Minimum Drinking Act, an Unjust Civil Liberty Violation
The age of adulthood in the United States is 18, and adults should have the right to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, MLDA, is a policy that was intended to lower alcohol consumption and related problems among teenagers. Studies and research have proven this act to be outrageously unsuccessful, and ineffective, especially among college age students. The National Minimum Drinking Act, passed by Congress in 1984 violates our civil liberties, remains highly ineffective, has created more alcohol related issues, and needs to be repealed.
Enacting the MLDA is a abuse of civil liberties, unconstitional, and repressive. …show more content…
The MDLA Act supporters believe this by enforcing the illegal sale of alcohol to those under twenty-one protects the youth and ensures the safety of all citizens. The controversial debate and research that has been conducted, suggest that the policy is ineffective in reducing alcohol-related problems among those under age twenty-one. Teenagers are underage drinking and have major alcohol-related issues despite the MLDA Act. “The National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, which I founded in 1970, estimates that 5,000 lives are lost to alcohol each year by those under 21. More than 3,000 of those fatalities occur off our roadways...And if we broaden our look, we see a serious problem of reckless, goal-oriented, drinking to get drunk. Those at whom the law is directed disobey it routinely. Enforcement is frustratingly difficult and usually forces the behavior deeper underground, into places where life and health are put at ever greater risk. The 600,000 assaults reported annually, the date rapes, the property damage, the emergency room calls do not in general occur in places visible to the public. They are the inevitable result of what happens when laws do not reflect social or cultural reality.” (Chafetz 2009, Huffington …show more content…
It is largely ineffective. The majority of teenagers continue to consume alcohol illegally regardless of the enforcement by the federal government, MLDA Act. The MLDA Act is a violation of our rights and liberties as a United States citizen. The MLDA Act violates our United States Constitution by surrendering the States right to chose due to the noncompliance with the Act would mean the lose of 10% of their federal highway funds. The MLDA Act intention to decrease underage drinking is not working and not decreasing abuse or related problems of alcohol. The National Minimum Drinking Act, passed by Congress in 1984 violates our civil liberties, remains highly ineffective, has created more alcohol related issues, and needs to be repealed.
Works Cited
Chafetz, Morris. “The 21-Year-Old Under Age: I Voted For It; It Doesn’t Work”. Huffington Post, 2009
Paglia, Camille. “The Drinking Age Is Past It’s Prime”. Time Magazine, 2014
ProCon.org. “Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered From 21 to a Younger Age”. 2016
Wagenaar and Toomey. “Effects of Minimum Drinking Age Laws: Review and Analyses of the Literature from 1960 to 2000.” University of Minnesota, School of Public
The age of adulthood in the United States is 18, and adults should have the right to make their own decisions about alcohol consumption. The National Minimum Drinking Age Act, MLDA, is a policy that was intended to lower alcohol consumption and related problems among teenagers. Studies and research have proven this act to be outrageously unsuccessful, and ineffective, especially among college age students. The National Minimum Drinking Act, passed by Congress in 1984 violates our civil liberties, remains highly ineffective, has created more alcohol related issues, and needs to be repealed.
Enacting the MLDA is a abuse of civil liberties, unconstitional, and repressive. …show more content…
The MDLA Act supporters believe this by enforcing the illegal sale of alcohol to those under twenty-one protects the youth and ensures the safety of all citizens. The controversial debate and research that has been conducted, suggest that the policy is ineffective in reducing alcohol-related problems among those under age twenty-one. Teenagers are underage drinking and have major alcohol-related issues despite the MLDA Act. “The National Institute for Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, which I founded in 1970, estimates that 5,000 lives are lost to alcohol each year by those under 21. More than 3,000 of those fatalities occur off our roadways...And if we broaden our look, we see a serious problem of reckless, goal-oriented, drinking to get drunk. Those at whom the law is directed disobey it routinely. Enforcement is frustratingly difficult and usually forces the behavior deeper underground, into places where life and health are put at ever greater risk. The 600,000 assaults reported annually, the date rapes, the property damage, the emergency room calls do not in general occur in places visible to the public. They are the inevitable result of what happens when laws do not reflect social or cultural reality.” (Chafetz 2009, Huffington …show more content…
It is largely ineffective. The majority of teenagers continue to consume alcohol illegally regardless of the enforcement by the federal government, MLDA Act. The MLDA Act is a violation of our rights and liberties as a United States citizen. The MLDA Act violates our United States Constitution by surrendering the States right to chose due to the noncompliance with the Act would mean the lose of 10% of their federal highway funds. The MLDA Act intention to decrease underage drinking is not working and not decreasing abuse or related problems of alcohol. The National Minimum Drinking Act, passed by Congress in 1984 violates our civil liberties, remains highly ineffective, has created more alcohol related issues, and needs to be repealed.
Works Cited
Chafetz, Morris. “The 21-Year-Old Under Age: I Voted For It; It Doesn’t Work”. Huffington Post, 2009
Paglia, Camille. “The Drinking Age Is Past It’s Prime”. Time Magazine, 2014
ProCon.org. “Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered From 21 to a Younger Age”. 2016
Wagenaar and Toomey. “Effects of Minimum Drinking Age Laws: Review and Analyses of the Literature from 1960 to 2000.” University of Minnesota, School of Public