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That's been litigated already. If I recall, the drinking age is tied to a state receiving federal money for its highways. And the Court has blessed the power

That's been litigated already. If I recall, the drinking age is tied to a state receiving federal money for its highways. And the Court has blessed the power of the federal government to condition the receipt of monies on the state enacting certain restrictions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Drinking_Age_... Plus, it doesn't seem like America is politically interested in lowering the drinking age.

sykh 8y ago
Except when it comes to Obamacare and Medicaid.
- ww520 8y ago
  Same. States don't receive the money when not complied.
  - sykh 8y ago
    The ruling was that the Fed government can’t withhold all Medicaid funding if it wasn’t expanded.
    - gowld 8y ago
      The difference 100% of Medicaid vs 10% of highway funding.
      - sykh 8y ago
        Thus greensoap, the person I responded too, was wrong.