Posted on 02/18/2016 11:25:10 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A Cornell student is suing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after claiming that the legal drinking age of 21 makes him feel "ostracized and excluded" from other graduate students.
The action was filed by Matthew Uhalde Wednesday at the Tompkins County Court.
According to the documents, Uhalde claims to have graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was admitted to a graduate program at Cornell University in fall 2015, at the age of 19.
Uhalde says that because nearly all unofficial graduate school activities involve alcohol, he is not able to have a social life of form bonds with his peers.
The documents state, "Mr. Uhlade feels ostracized and excluded. The State's minimum drinking age prevents him with associating with his classmates and peers. This is causing Mr. Uhalde to to experience emotional distress."
In a phone interview with Uhalde, he said, "It's really cool that I go into grad school at 19."
But he said he's struggled to maintain an active social life because of his age.
"I don't think that's fair because I'm an independent adult. I have a college degree," Uhalde said.
He went onto say that he understands the case might be dismissed, but he wanted to take a stand.
"I guess I'm just trying to make a statement," Uhalde said. "I'm really not trying to be a rebel or be defiant or cause problems."
He said he does not have an attorney for this case as of Wednesday night.
Boo hoo, actually. A lot of people never drink alcohol and they manage to live a reasonable normal life.
Baturalkly, it’s about ITHACA
He should join the military. You can drink at 18 - on base, and serve the Country to boot.
Doogie Howser syndrome.
Yet, the 10 Amendment precludes such arguments to the Constitutionality of States’ drinking laws.
Frat boy is screwed.
There she stands, Cornell
That smell is not Cayuga's waters
That smell IS Cornell!
If one can drive a one ton vehicle, decide on the future of the country by voting, have sex, get married, and die for your country then I think it is stupid to have the age at 21.
I think the drinking age is stupid and it should be abolished - with parents remaining liable for the actions of minors.
The Cornell Student is correct. I would rather have students at that age drinking instead of voting, seeing all the damage they do with the latter.
Skip the alcohol, it only makes you stupid.
Drinking age used to be 18 in a lot of states.
Some federal policy caused it to be normalized at 21.
Still, this grad student is a whiny baby.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Meh, if he can handle graduate school, he should be able to handle drinking beer.
“A Cornell student is suing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after claiming that the legal drinking age of 21 makes him feel “ostracized and excluded” from other graduate students.”
Stupid argument. I don’t think the government should be able to adult what they should or should not put into their bodies. That’s way different than, “Oh! Poor me! I can’t wait to drink! WAHHH!”. Please. If you’re going to challenge Constitutionality, I am pretty sure you won’t find a clause that applies to whiny idiots.
* Serve in the military
* Be thrown in prison and/or executed
* Get married
* Have kids
* Buy and sell property
* Start a business
CANNOT:
* Drink
Ridiculous.
I don’t think a particular state AG had anything to do with the drinking age. LOL
Not any more. Oversees is a different story.
Not any more. When I was in they changed the legal drinking age to be the same as the state the base was located in. Although Tennessee had an exemption for military on base.
I agree. The 18-year-old drinking age is the brainchild of progressives, just like Prohibition, to infantilize young Americans and separate them from socializing with older, wiser adults where they would learn how to grow up. It’s just three more years to force them to be children.
I hope this man wins, because the 21 year drinking age is a damn, dumb law that has not reduced drinking at all and exposes millions to legal penalties.
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