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Arguments Against Legal Age 21

  • Legal Age 21 is an abridgment of the age of majority.
  • Under Legal Age 21, fewer young people are drinking, but those who choose to are drinking more.
  • Legal Age 21 marginalizes the role of parents in the process of teaching and encouraging their children to make responsible decisions about alcohol use.
  • Legal Age 21 drinking age breeds disrespect for law and leads to ethical compromises.

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Within six months of the start of Prohibition, the Treasury Department realized it would need to increase the number of federal agents from 6,000 to at least 35,000 if they were to appropriately enforce Prohibition. 
 

Vermont legislators consider using ignition interlocks to fight drunk driving


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