SB 2016-009: Freedom to Drink Act (Passed Senate)

[Blair]

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Sponsor: Goldwater

72 hours for debate. I invite the author to speak on the bill.
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Sorry to speak before the sponsor, but I'd be happy to have a universal drinking age of 18- 16 seems too low, and frankly 21 seems extremely too high. If we want to let this be a regional issue; I think we should have a smaller range of 18-20

[Blair]

To be more of  pain I'd support having the federal minimum as 18, and only allow the regions to increase it

[Blair]

Nay


I can't support allowing regions to have a drinking age of 16, and hope the House amends this

[Blair]

Are     you     all     nuts?

I can picture it now

Thousands of 16 year olds across Atlasia, drunk out of their minds, hangovers in class, unable to walk straight, becoming belligerent and obnoxious, starting fights with teachers and other students, never graduating from high school, spending a lifetime in minimum pay, menial jobs, ending up drinking themselves to a premature death.

Liver disease, slurred speech, disruptions in brain communication pathways, irregular heart beat, stroke, high blood pressure, pancreas disease, cancer of the mouth, weakened immune system.     

And all thanks to our brilliant Senators.

Thank you very much indeed.




 

I voted nay on this, and raised the same concerns about age. I go to university where everyone can, and does drink. It certainly doesn't raise academic standards However by the time you're 18 you're mature enough to deal with it- but at 16, not really.