South Carolina to change the drinking age to 18?

Hmmm....Maybe so.

South Carolina's legal drinking age could return to 18 for the first time in more than 25 years if two recent court rulings in Richland and Aiken counties are upheld on appeal.

Longtime Richland County Magistrate Mel Maurer on July 15 ruled that the state law prohibiting youths ages 18 through 20 from possessing or consuming liquor was unconstitutional. The current legal drinking age is 21.

On July 23, Aiken County Chief Magistrate Rodger Edmonds ruled that law and a similar law involving the possession and consumption of beer and wine in the 18-20 age group were unconstitutional.

Always found it strange that you could die for your country, but are not able to legally have a beer.

I'm sorry; which article or amendment in the Constitution guarantees the right to drink alcohol?

Why not. Old enough to be sent to a foreign country with guns, and grenades. Should be old enough to drink.

At age 18, most people are reasonable and mature enough to know what's stupid and what isn't so it's probably alright.

It should be eighteen. I truly don't understand why you cannot legally drink at eighteen but can smoke cigarettes.

It should be eighteen. I truly don't understand why you cannot legally drink at eighteen but can smoke cigarettes.

Dark_Knight6

Cigarettes don't impair your perception.

Why not? Other countries are way worse. -katamarina-

I don't know, it might be more like "way better". European nations allow their citizens to drink at earlier ages, so alcohol isn't such a big deal for them.

Americans aren't allowed to drink till they're 21. It's a bigger deal to them, and they really take advantage of it. There are hostels in some European countries that won't even accept Americans anymore because they have a reputation for getting stupid drunk.

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It should be eighteen. I truly don't understand why you cannot legally drink at eighteen but can smoke cigarettes.

Theokhoth

Cigarettes don't impair your perception.

And that's a problem because?

I'm sorry; which article or amendment in the Constitution guarantees the right to drink alcohol?

Theokhoth

In the UK its 19 and i think it works well, i mean kids will be drinking if they want to anyways and this way theres less people going "look i have beer lets drink it all and get wasted" imo.

[QUOTE="-katamarina-"]Why not? Other countries are way worse. FlyingArmbar

I don't know, it might be more like "way better". European nations allow their citizens to drink at earlier ages, so alcohol isn't such a big deal for them.

Americans aren't allowed to drink till they're 21. It's a bigger deal to them, and they really take advantage of it. There are hostels in some European countries that won't even accept Americans anymore because they have a reputation for getting stupid drunk.

Damnit, i meant to vote no. No, not a good idea. Then again i'm already 21 so it doesn't matter to me which age they put it at anymore, also i'm in a different state. HOWEVER, 18 year olds are not mature enough, not all but some, to handle that... most 18 year olds are immature and think that they are invincible. Legalizing drinking at that age would be simply dumb. The death toll would rise, muy mucho.perphekt

It shouldn't be brought down if the nearby states don't also bring down the drinking age....which isn't going to happen.

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It should be eighteen. I truly don't understand why you cannot legally drink at eighteen but can smoke cigarettes.

Dark_Knight6

Cigarettes don't impair your perception.

And that's a problem because?

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

Damnit, i meant to vote no. No, not a good idea. Then again i'm already 21 so it doesn't matter to me which age they put it at anymore, also i'm in a different state. HOWEVER, 18 year olds are not mature enough, not all but some, to handle that... most 18 year olds are immature and think that they are invincible. Legalizing drinking at that age would be simply dumb. The death toll would rise, muy mucho.perphekt

[QUOTE="perphekt"]Damnit, i meant to vote no. No, not a good idea. Then again i'm already 21 so it doesn't matter to me which age they put it at anymore, also i'm in a different state. HOWEVER, 18 year olds are not mature enough, not all but some, to handle that... most 18 year olds are immature and think that they are invincible. Legalizing drinking at that age would be simply dumb. The death toll would rise, muy mucho.Wolls

Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

South Carolina is a poor state.

If it was grants from the government (outside the given bloc grants) it wont. That's the only reason any state has the drinking age at 21, because the federal government will stop coughing up some extra and much needed cash.Then again, South Carolina isn't known for making good decisions.

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

Theokhoth

And? It'll still impair judgment at 21. :? What difference does three years make?

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

And? It'll still impair judgment at 21. :? What difference does three years make?

I've never really cared. It isn't that hard to get alcohol.

[QUOTE="Wolls"][QUOTE="perphekt"]Damnit, i meant to vote no. No, not a good idea. Then again i'm already 21 so it doesn't matter to me which age they put it at anymore, also i'm in a different state. HOWEVER, 18 year olds are not mature enough, not all but some, to handle that... most 18 year olds are immature and think that they are invincible. Legalizing drinking at that age would be simply dumb. The death toll would rise, muy mucho.Theokhoth

Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

Well couldnt you get alcohol befor 21 anyway?Wolls

Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

You mature a certain level more when you reach 21. Most 18 year olds are idiots. I wasn't though, I was a good 18 year old.Arab-man666

If they're so stupid, why do we allow them to buy cigarettes. Which will, given enough time, kill them.

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

And? It'll still impair judgment at 21. :? What difference does three years make?

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[QUOTE="Wolls"] Well couldnt you get alcohol befor 21 anyway?Wolls

Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

[QUOTE="Arab-man666"]You mature a certain level more when you reach 21. Most 18 year olds are idiots. I wasn't though, I was a good 18 year old.Dark_Knight6

If they're so stupid, why do we allow them to buy cigarettes. Which will, given enough time, kill them.

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

Dark_Knight6

And? It'll still impair judgment at 21. :? What difference does three years make?

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Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

Travo_basic

Well yea but so have i but it takes me about 6 beers to get drunk. Even 18 year olds arnt stupid enough to do something dangerous after that much. Anyway they'd have to pee all the time.

In the UK its 19 and i think it works well, i mean kids will be drinking if they want to anyways and this way theres less people going "look i have beer lets drink it all and get wasted" imo.

Wolls

Don't care i'm already legal.

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It should be self-explanatory. Cigarettes do not impair you perception; alcohol does. Ergo, cigs can be smoked at an earlier age.

And? It'll still impair judgment at 21. :? What difference does three years make?

Well couldnt you get alcohol befor 21 anyway?Wolls

Only if you don't mind risking getting into huge trouble, which a lot of people do.

I am grown so I don't care too much.

Beer is nasty IMO.cyberdarkkid

I agree. I was at a graduation party yesterday and I got offered beer by some relatives (being seventeen, my parents don't mind me having one). So I decided to take a sip of Corona. Needless to say, I spit most of it back out. :P

Sure. I always think 21 is a silly drinking age.

If you haven't learned to be careful with alcohol by 18, you're not going to know any better by 21.