[FreedominJesusChrist]

I was talking about a simple observation I had made. The states should have the right to decide those things. That is how a democratic republic works. In the case of all 50 states, the people have decided to enact underage drinking laws.

[southern rock]

In the case of all 50 states, the people have decided to enact underage drinking laws.

And how many of those 50 states have a democracy as a state government?

[Liberal Classic]

Sure, but some states wanted 21 and other states were satisfied with 18. Why should the federal government threaten to withold highway funds if state law was not changed? That doesn't sounds like constitutional republicanism to me.

[truenospinzone]

In the case of all 50 states, the people have decided to enact underage drinking laws.

Only after coercion and blackmail by the federal government, i.e "We will no longer spend federal money on highways in your state unless you raise the legal drinking age to 21". That's not exactly the same as an overwhelming moral decree from "the people", is it?

[LibertyGirl77]

Ha. That's funny. Sure, they 'decided' to enact more restrictive drinking laws--because they'd been BLACKMAILED by the federal government.