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Should the drinking age be abolished?

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Abolishing the drink won't fix the problems of the human heart. So it is with teenage drinking. read more

Underage drinking is allowed in most states. 21 is not the age when it is legal to drink. 21 is the age when it is legal to buy alcohol (Federal statute). The drinking age is established by the state laws, and while it is 21 in all states, the laws of most states have plenty of exemptions. read more

Now, it wasn't too many years ago that the laws tended to be a bit more reasonable, with the drinking age starting at 18. But that was changed with a universal law for the age of 21, and many people remember what this was like: for two years, a person was able to order a beer with a burger and, then one day, doing the same thing was a criminal act. read more

After the passage of the 26th Amendment, about 31 states had the minimum drinking age between 18-20 and the handful of others had the drinking age at 21. Then, of course, the feds come in to ruin all the fun. read more