Belly Up To The Bar
August 20th 2008 16:40
The old argument is being voiced once again. Should the drinking age be lowered to 18 instead of the 21 whewre it is now. Statistics will be quoted and leanedf on, from both sides.
I remember back in the 1960's when the Viet Nam war was raging. Nobody understood why an 18 year old could pick up a gun and defend their country, but not be allowed to have a beer afterwards. It made no sense then and it makes no sense now.
Don't panic, folks! I'm not suggesting that teenagers should be allowed to drink legally and increase the DUI accident rate. My solution is pretty simple. If you're in the military, have a drink. If you get arrested for driving drunk, you're busted!
My grand daughter brought the subject up the other night when she bought a magnificent dinner for all of us. She drank water. Her little brother had milk. The three adults at the table enjoyed Margaritas. She is a US Marine and will be leaving for Basic Training in a couple more weeks. But she isn't legally allowed to have a drink with her dinner or a beer on a hot day. Don't misunderstand me, folks. She doesn't drink anything stronger than Pepsi and coffee. What bothers her is the disparity. In our family, we always serve champaign or white wine with holiday meals, (to the adults) and the kids get a sparkling cider that is non-alcaholic. She's fine with that. But if she wants to have a cold beer after a hard day in the hot sun, it isn't legal. She can risk her life to defend her country but not have a beer afterwards. It was wrong before and it still is!
Let members of the military drink! It's their life on the line to protect you and your way of life. Some of these soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen won't live to be able to enter a civilian bar! Even for people who don't choose to drink, it should be their right. It's certainly more of a right than abortion!
I remember back in the 1960's when the Viet Nam war was raging. Nobody understood why an 18 year old could pick up a gun and defend their country, but not be allowed to have a beer afterwards. It made no sense then and it makes no sense now.
Don't panic, folks! I'm not suggesting that teenagers should be allowed to drink legally and increase the DUI accident rate. My solution is pretty simple. If you're in the military, have a drink. If you get arrested for driving drunk, you're busted!
My grand daughter brought the subject up the other night when she bought a magnificent dinner for all of us. She drank water. Her little brother had milk. The three adults at the table enjoyed Margaritas. She is a US Marine and will be leaving for Basic Training in a couple more weeks. But she isn't legally allowed to have a drink with her dinner or a beer on a hot day. Don't misunderstand me, folks. She doesn't drink anything stronger than Pepsi and coffee. What bothers her is the disparity. In our family, we always serve champaign or white wine with holiday meals, (to the adults) and the kids get a sparkling cider that is non-alcaholic. She's fine with that. But if she wants to have a cold beer after a hard day in the hot sun, it isn't legal. She can risk her life to defend her country but not have a beer afterwards. It was wrong before and it still is!
Let members of the military drink! It's their life on the line to protect you and your way of life. Some of these soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen won't live to be able to enter a civilian bar! Even for people who don't choose to drink, it should be their right. It's certainly more of a right than abortion!
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