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Viva_La_Revolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 05:35 PM Original message |
Alaska Law Seeks To Lower Drinking Age For Troops |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. I hope they do it. n/t |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 05:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I do too |
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Lucinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Yup. |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Old enough to Die - old enough to Buy |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
17. I hope not. We have enough young soldiers shooting at each other |
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forty6 (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
3. 40-50 years ago several states allowed 18 yr olds to drink..NY was one of... |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:23 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It was in the 70's, I fell into that group that was able to drink at 18 |
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d_r (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I understand |
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forty6 (849 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 09:22 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Very well stated. I think the USA generally has a problem with |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 05:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
49. I think the real problem is our puritanical nature. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:59 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. But you are not really an adult until 35 - when you meet the last |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. Education, as well as stronger sanctions against driving drunk, have both reduced the risk |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Umm, 14th amendment, equal protection clause violation. |
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WildEyedLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. That assumes that 18-20 year olds are a 'protected class' |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
5. I always thought that was reasonable. Blows away the old argument |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 08:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. That's a nice way to think but what about those |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 08:39 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I guess I missed the part in the Constitution that gave us the right to drink. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. You're missing the point |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #27 |
38. The Constitution does not confer rights upon individuals. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. You think that your ONLY rights are those listed in the Constitution? |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
50. It probably would be a good way to attract kids into the military |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
6. I have always supported this in principle. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. This used to make me so mad when I was an 18 year old in the Army. |
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BrightKnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. College students drink. It would bring in tax revenue. - n/t |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why not make enlistment to war |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
41. Agree -- these young kids are simply fodder for the military -- 21 gives them a chance!! |
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abqmufc (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. Violates AK State Constitution...end of story. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
12. If you're old enough to die for this country you should be old enough to drink. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Should be true for those who decide not to die for the country, too. nt |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. I enlisted at 17 for 3 years, including a 13-month tour overseas |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
15. They just need to lower it to 18 for everyone and not pass |
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SoapBox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
16. Life isn't always fair... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. why should "we as a society be encouraging people of all ages to just NOT drink"? |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Well the key to getting teenagers to stop doing something |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:20 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Your objection to alcohol is noted. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 12:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. why do you suggest people who drink alcohol "need" it? |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. get off your soap box? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. why just for troops? |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. Why not go back to the pre-1940 rule, you Could NOT enlist unless over 21. |
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kiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
48. What you have linked to talks about the minimum |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 07:37 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Prior to WWII most people started to work at age 14 |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-06-11 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
23. Why just the military? |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. Amazing..Alaska used to have the drinking age at eighteen |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
31. Why did they raise the drinking age to 21 in the first place? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 01:58 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. Ronald Reagan threatened to divert funds away from states that allowed drinking under 21. |
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Aerows (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 03:25 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Thanks for the info, ieoeja :) n/t |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
33. Makes sense |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. Republicans have the most fucked up definition of equality ever. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
42. It's a bad law |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
43. What has also struck me as being mind-blowingly stupid is that you can get married at 18... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
47. I don't think soldiers should get to drink when college students can't. |
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