[UA] Explain American laws to me

[Steve Dustin]

> > That's wierd.  You can vote, but not drink?
>
>     Yep.  The law only made sense on this issue for a decade or two.  For
>the longest time, you were allowed to drink and serve in the armed forces 
>at
>18, but not to vote until you were 21.  Then the voting age was lowered to
>18.  A couple of decades later, the drinking age was raised to 21.  Don't
>ask me.
>

I think its weirder that you can die for your country but it won't allow you 
to drink.  Of course, underage drinking in the service isn't strictly 
punished, I might add.

>From what I understand, states that didn't raise their drinking age to 21 
where withheld federal highway money, and therefore were forced to do so.  
Similar to how the federal government is trying to force medical marijuana 
off the tracks.  Damn bastards.

Steve Dustin
yetiseti at hotmail.com

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