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To: zaphod3000
Here's food for thought...

We teach children to drive at 15, and give them licenses at 16. But we don't teach them to drink until they are 21, at which point they initially abuse alcohol (at 18 without parents' knowledge) and then drive.

What if we taught them to drink at an earlier age, and once they master that one, we teach them to drive? In other words, drinking age is 16, permit age is 17, driving age is 18?

-PJ

40 posted on 04/16/2009 3:10:54 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (This just in... Voting Republican is a Terrorist act!)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Why not let parents decide - both when their children can drive and whether or not they can drink?

Isn’t the question one of maturity and who better to judge than parents. No apologies to any statists.

Shouldn’t we represent the people who really believe in liberty, ie trusting you with your own life?

It would make a nice contrast to the party of control and manipulation.


58 posted on 04/16/2009 5:47:41 PM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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