[TheBigB]

This is an interesting topic...lots of the more libertarian-minded folks on here argue that there's no rational reason that 21-year-olds can drink but 20-year-olds can't. So if an 18-year-old can vote, why not a 17-year-old? I'm not sure of my actual feeling on the topic, as I haven't thought about it much. But it seems like that would be a logical argument.

[Tired of Taxes]

I don't know about other libertarians, but my support for lowering the drinking age is based on this reasoning: If you're a legal adult at 18, old enough to fight and die for your country, you're old enough to handle alcohol. Making it illegal hasn't stopped them from drinking.

Still, with a teen vote, I can see the 15 and 16 year-olds voting to lower the drinking age to their level.

[MegaSilver]

So if an 18-year-old can vote, why not a 17-year-old? I'm not sure of my actual feeling on the topic, as I haven't thought about it much. But it seems like that would be a logical argument.

Sorry, but I don't think it's a logical argument. If 17-year-olds can vote, then why not 16-year-olds? And then why not 15? 14?

You have to make a cutoff SOMEwhere. My personal opinion is that 18 is a reasonable one. Perhaps there are a few people under 18 who are ready to vote, and perhaps there are also a few people over 18 who aren't. On the whole, however, 18 is a good, solid cutoff.