Those of you who listen to morning edition already got the short version of this story. See http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070216/NEWS02/702160305/1007 for the rest. John McCardell (ex-pres of Mumbleberry or as NESCACer Tim likes to call them, Dumbleberry) is working on a campaign to lower the drinking age to 18. Only good things can come of this.
Seriously, though, I agree with him. I can't imagine that a drinking age of 21 does anything positive for our society in the long run. The problem we will face if this becomes law (it won't) is the short run trickle-down effect. Usually 18 year olds have 21 year old acquaintances who buy them beer...under the new law 15 year olds would have 18 year old acquaintances who buy them beer. Anyway, I thought this was a cool story. Has Quebec ever enforced a drinking age higher than it does now?
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