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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:44 PM Original message |
Lawmaker Wants Lower Soldier Drinking Age |
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El Supremo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. Pete Coors must have donated to his campaign. |
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Joebert (726 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 01:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. Question: |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. I don't disagree... |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. At last! Someone who actually makes sense. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. If federal law mandates 21 as the drinking age, that should be the minimum |
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cestpaspossible (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It used to be worse, you could be drafted and be too young to drink. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. 21 to be in the military, not 18/19 to drink |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. And keep the recruiters from the high schools |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
34. Never work . . . |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
37. Also VOTING age, no? |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
6. Lower the drinking age for everybody, not just military folks |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
7. I agree, 21 without a military id 19 with |
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Shipwack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. NO! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
21. and now, a moment of NON knee-jerk sanity: |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 09:09 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Then why only military for the reduced age? |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 02:17 AM Response to Reply #21 |
46. Sorry, that logic doesn't work: raising the drinking age to 21 |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
9. While they are in service, they can purchase liquor at 18 if I remember |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. It was my understanding that army beer had lower alcohol |
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SouthernDem2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Not that way in the U.S. any more. The beer vending machines are long |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:09 PM Response to Original message |
10. Lower everything to 16. If Alexander could conquer the world at 16 |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Oh Please |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 09:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Only if everyone else their age is allowed |
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flygal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 01:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
44. Right - or how many over 21 are driving like idiots |
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Gyre (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Drunk 19 year olds in cars, on the road with you!!! |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Is it better if your 21 |
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dhinojosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. How about no beer in the military period!!!!!!!! |
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Berserker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
29. Are you kidding? |
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dhinojosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:15 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. No, I am not... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 12:05 AM Response to Reply #32 |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. Will a lesser numbers of soldiers die in iraq because wisconsin lowers |
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keopeli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. Since we are all dreaming here, I would make the age limits: |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Public education. |
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oneighty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
18. I turned eighteen YO in Korea 1952 |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Only in America is this even a problem. |
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obxhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
23. well, |
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bamademo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. Flashback to Viet Nam |
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Joj Bush (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
27. You mean Holy Reagan was wrong? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. For the record it's legal for under 21 to drink alcohol in Wisconsin |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. I support this measure wholeheartedly! n/t |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
35. Right. If they're drunk, they may not notice where they are or that they |
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Tom Yossarian Joad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
36. Helluva carrot todangle for some kids... |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
38. As a former Marine, this is a good thing.....trust me...here's why: |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-05 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
41. Damn, enlistment must be really down! |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-05 12:04 AM Response to Original message |
42. Here in Alberta, Canada the legal age of consent is 18 |
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