1026 - The Freedom to Drink Act

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I offer the following compromise amendment.

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I am against the lowering of the minimum wage in its entirety, but I feel this should give most of the autonomy to the regions on the matter, while preserving an individual's right.

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I think the regions shall have the right to establish their own minimum drinking age and that's what I'll push for when this bill will be on the Senate floor.

This is the bill from the Senate. It is now in the House for final draft before going to El Presidente.

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I am no longer an office holder, haven't had internet for two weeks, and yet I am still somehow the last person to post in this thread? WTF, people?

We have been focusing on electing a new speaker and trying to expell inactive Representatives.

I will open this up for a continued 48 hour debate period.

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Okay, so let's get some debate back in here. 48 hours folks!

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Er...Mr. Speaker, you told me you guys rejected this.

Anyway, I think we should set it up where regions can slide it anywhere from 16/17 to 21, with 18 as the baseline if the regions fail to make a law about it themselves.

Did I? Well, the bill wasn't finished so I am bringing it back here. I may have meant the Senate version, but either way it's here now.

16 and 17?  Allowing minors to drink alcohol is an extremely scary notion. I prefer 21 to be the age, as it has been since the 1984 bill did with the highway standards. But this needs to be a regional thing, and I support allowing the regions to choose between 18 and 21, with 21 being the standard. 

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Seriously? I wrote this damn bill forever ago as a Senator, and now I will (hopefully) finally be invloved in the House vote?

Just for you, Goldwater!

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As I have been talking about this, I think (hope) we can agree that the regions should be able to decide within a minimum. Me and Leinad agreed that the federal should be in between (his of course supporting 16-21, mine 18-21).

Therefore I propose this amendment:

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Really, if we are going to make 18 the lowest possible minimum age, I would prefer that to just be federal one, and allow each region to raise it up to 21 should they so desire.

They also have the complete discretion to lower it to 18. I think keeping it in the middle, as to support full regional choice, should be supported, as this amendment does.

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Okay, opened this up for a 24-hour amendment vote.

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Aye.

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My amendment failed (tied 2-2), so this is where we are at. Since my absence precluded me from yelling at y'all for not voting for my (sane, ff) amendment. We're back to here. As it stands, I will not vote for this bill for reasons already mentioned, and I'll reiterate that 16 is WAY too low for a regional drinking age. (Also, I cannot change the title so, sorry bout that)

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I am warily okay with it.

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Kay, cool. I am going to delay this until 2019, and until I move to a state that allows people to drink at 18.

hehe.

Anyways, on the issue of the bill, let's have a final vote!

48 hours ending at 7:39pm EST 2/3

Final Bill Text

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Begrudging Aye.

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The bill passes 6-2, and moves on to the Senate! Yay for Goldwater's long lost bill.