It is now 2018, and this year may be the very best chance we have had in a long time to lower the legal drinking age to 18. With the Amethyst Initiative and Choose Responsibility already now over a decade old and ultimately a flash in the pan, and the relative dormancy of our movement since about 2012 or so, it's time to start the "third wave" of our movement now. We need to be re-invigorated like never before.
Thus, we need to start getting "18 in '18" initiatives on the ballot in as many states as possible, in addition to pressuring our legislators to lower the drinking age to 18. With the mid-term elections likely to be "on fire" in terms of more voter turnout than usual, especially for young people, it seems that at least some such initiatives may have a chance.
Let America be America Again, and lower the drinking age to 18. If you're old enough to go to war, you're old enough to go to the bar. 'Nuff said.
What better time than now?
Los gehts!
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that the Democratic Party would support bills that would lower the drinking age. Usually, bills to lower the drinking age are supported by Republicans. Young people are usually not interested in the youth rights movement and when combined with the ageism of the Democratic Party, this is not a concurrence that will help our movement. Helping to elect Libertarians to elected offices would help movement to lower the drinking age. Getting more young people interested in youth rights would help as well. Young people will not geared towards youth rights if electing Democrats is the aim of this year's elections.
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