An American Solution to an American Problem
The iconic 1985 hit song "You Belong To The City" by Glenn Frey (RIP), is now officially 40 years old. It came out in September 1985, and was famously used in the TV show Miami Vice. An excellent song and video, filmed in and taking place in New York City, very nostalgic indeed.
Note that this was literally less than three months before my home state of New York raised the drinking age to 21.
Here's a message to those who still support the 21 drinking age and other ageist policies:
(Mic drop)
"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)
"Any people that would give up essential liberty for a little temporary safety, deserves neither and loses both."
