Why legal drinking age should be banned

amendment, prohibition banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages for consumption. The 21st amendment also allowed each state to set its own alcohol consumption laws. Nearer to this change, states kept the drinking ages higher around 21. It wasn’t until the passing of the 26th amendment that lowered voting ages from 21 years of age to 18 years. Soon thereafter states began to lower there MLDA, or minimum legal drinking age. After this the Minimum Drinking Age Act of…

Several individuals in the United States today had the discussion of what the legal age drinking should be. Individuals, political groups, and organizations express that the legal drinking age should remain at twenty-one years old, but others argue the legal age should be lowered to eighteen years old. This is understandable considering that at the age of eighteen you can vote, serve in the military, get married, and sign legal documents or contracts. Therefore, they are able as young adults…

Reasons why everybody has to be 21 to vote By: Karley Chapman Did you know that according to GazetteXtra, eight Janesville 17-year-olds voted illegally in the spring elections this year. They were among 258 who did the same thing statewide. That’s 266 17-year-olds who voted illegally! But are they making good choices? The answer is no. Everyone has to be 21 to vote. My first reason why everyone should be 21 to vote because if 18-year-olds can’t drink, why in the world why they should they be…

idea that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 is a foolish statement. The drinking age was 18 at one time, but was changed in 1984 for the greater good in the 1984 National Minimum Age Drinking Act. (APIS) I believe the national drinking age should stay the same because the brain doesn’t fully develop by age 18, 18 year olds still hang out with enough minors, and if you’re going to drink for an appropriate reason, most states allow underage drinking anyways. Lowing the drinking age would…

Drunk driving is a serious issue in today's society, even with the age being 21. So, the age should not be lowered. The National Traffic Highway Administration (NHTSA) states “the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year”. If this was to be changed to a lower drinking age, the crash related alcohol rates would increase. Alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States was 12,998 in 2007, and increasing dramatically as time goes on. This statistic is three times as many…

not, the United States should lower the drinking age to 18. For many reasons people both young and old argue on why the legal drinking age should be reduced. Throughout politics it is a well debated topics, with people defending each side for various reasons. Throughout these arguments although, there have been valid points on each side, lowering drinking age to 18 would be better for the nation. One of the most common reasons why individuals argue that the 18 is the legal age of adulthood. If…

negative effects of underage drinking are obvious to see. The U.S. Congress “passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, establishing 21 as the minimum legal purchase age” for a reason. (“21 Legal Age” 1) As underage drinking often causes health issues and risks of drinking & driving in today’s society, the United States government should maintain the minimum drinking age at 21 years-old as opposed to lowering it. In general, alcohol consumption of any age is unhealthy and dangerous,…

different countries. Out of the 196 countries only 7 of them have their minimum legal drinking age(MLDA) set at 21, the other 189 either have a lower age or no age at all. The MLDA has been a common debated topic for almost 90 years. In 1993 the signing of the 21st amendment allowed states to choose their own MLDA. But “In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act” which legally set the minimum age of buying or consuming alcohol to 21.”(Opposing ViewPoints). By…

habits such as smoking, alcohol drinking and drug use, especially in teenagers. Nowadays, the use of alcohol and the epidemic of alcoholism around the world, are among the biggest problems. This social problem is discussed not only in the political arena, but it also has a wide public resonance. The introduction to the use of alcohol is an important topic, which needs special attention. It should be introduce to teenagers as soon as they getting closer to the drinking age, because he question is…

party. They get used to it and want more and more partying and binge drinking till it completely overtakes them and they always ant to party. A method to try and help their kid ends up destroying…