Implications Post: 18?

Blogging about the drinking age debate has caused me to ask myself the question, what will happen if the issue goes unresolved? If the issue of the drinking age goes unresolved, the two opposing sides will continue to be divided. The side against lowering the drinking age will continue to have the opinion that at age 18 you are considered an adult and should therefore be allowed to drink, while the side in support of the current drinking age will continue to claim that more problems will come as a result of lowering the age.

I also believe that if the issue goes unresolved many laws such as being able to vote in an election at age 18, will be questioned. The government sees an individual as an adult when they are of the age of 18, which would imply that the individual has the ability to make their own decisions. We all know that this is not true since the decision to drink alcohol legally at this age is not given. I think that the government will eventually have to re-assess the age at which they consider an individual an adult. Is it really 18? If it is, there should be no exceptions, including that of the legal age to consume alcohol.