The first argument that teenagers have against the drinking age being twenty-one is their enrollment for the draft. They believe that if they are able to

drinking age, then the majority of them should actually go vote when it is time. At eighteen, most teenagers do not consider marriage, but for those who do, alcohol can cause major problems in their relationship. If one takes drinking too far in a marital relationship, violence, physical and verbal abuse, and eventually divorce will almost definitely result. Even though most teenagers do not consider being married at the age of eighteen, they use their ability to do so as a reason to bring the drinking age down. Liability is something that can affect most alcoholics in a very negative way. When teens become legally liable, anything that they do can be held against them, including drinking. For example, a teenager who is drunk at a party accidentally knocks someone down a flight of stairs, causing him to break his arm and leg. The teen is virtually doomed in court because he was drunk when he knocked him down. The ability to vote, to get married, and to be held liable are not valid arguments for the drinking age to be lowered because over ninety percent of teens do not vote when given the chance, most eighteen-year-olds do not even consider marriage, and drinking would only add to the problems of being held liable for crimes. Instead of complaining about the drinking age being twenty-one, teens should be petitioning to have the ages of voting, marriage, and liability moved up with the legal age to drink.

Teens argue that the drinking age should be lowered because they can be drafted into the military, are able to fight and die for our country, to vote, to get married, and to be held liable for crimes they commit. However, since most teens do not vote or get married, these are not viable arguments against the current drinking age. Other reasons why the drinking age should not be lowered are that alcohol will add to liability problems, promote crime and violence, and hinder one’s ability to fig

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