The legal drinking age in the USA has a long and storied history that mainly has to do with MADD and the Reagan administration. The most straightforward and sen

The legal drinking age in the USA has a long and storied history that mainly has to do with MADD and the Reagan administration. The most straightforward and sensible opposition can be explained in a single sentence: “If I am old enough to die for my country and mandated by law to sign up to do so, why am I not legally allowed to have a beer before doing so?” Regarding your comments about the voting system: of course they are true. How long will the hypocrisy manifest itself before it is changed is the true question.