Twenty-One Debunked: Fiji

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Fiji Lowers Drinking Age to 18

Looks like the "21 Club" lost another member, and is now down to Palau, Sri Lanka, parts of India, a few Islamic countries, and of course the United States. The South Pacific island nation of Fiji decided on May 19, 2009 to lower the drinking age back to 18. In 2006, they rushed through a bill that raised the age from 18 to 21. Apparently, it hurt their tourism industry. Other reasons given were that an age limit of 21 was inconsistent with the age for getting married, paying taxes, being recruited in security agencies, and selling liquor. Funny how they can understand that, but not America. Really makes you wonder.

Full story can be read here.

What does the U.S. Constitution Say?

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

--Tenth Amendment

"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

--Fourteenth Amendment

"The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age."

--26th Amendment

And for those who still deny that liberty and equal protection includes the right to drink legally:

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

--Ninth Amendment

(Emphasis added)

What about Honest Abe?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."

"Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control mans' appetite through legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not even crimes... A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our Government was founded."

"Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties."

"Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere. Destroy this spirit and you have planted the seeds of despotism around your own doors."

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."

--Abraham Lincoln

Disclaimer

Neither Twenty-One Debunked nor the True Spirit of America Party advocates or endorses drinking (or other substance use) of any kind, underage or otherwise. Nor do we advocate the violation of any existing law. The purpose of the blog is to provide factual information about the effects of the drinking age, taken primarily from third-party sources, as well as to advocate changes in alcohol and drug laws. We cannot guarantee information from any third-party source to be free from errors or omissions, and make no such claim.

Arrive alive, don't drink and drive!

Twenty-One Debunked

Pages

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Fiji Lowers Drinking Age to 18

Live Free Or Die

Say no to Legal Age 21!

Followers

Blog Archive

Contributors

And let's not forget...

What does the U.S. Constitution Say?

What Would Jefferson Do?

Washington must be spinning in his grave....

Franklin said it best

What about Honest Abe?

And remember this when you look at the polls

Disclaimer