Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2016 6:23:56 GMT -6
TRENTON — A veteran member of the state Assembly has introduced legislation that would lower New Jersey's drinking age from 21 to 18 — going against one of the most famous laws sponsored by the state's late U.S. senator, Frank Lautenberg.
Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris) is touting his bill with a familiar argument: It's wrong that an 18-year-old in America can serve his or her country in the military but not be allowed to buy alcohol.
"If you're old enough to hoist an M4 and shoot a terrorist, you're old enough to hoist a beer," Carroll told NJ Advance Media.
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But it appears unlikely the bill will make much headway in the New Jersey Legislature. Under federal law, any state that reduces its drinking age below 21 would lose millions of dollars in federal highway funds.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/lawmaker_wants_to_lower_nj_drinking_age_to_18.html
Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-Morris) is touting his bill with a familiar argument: It's wrong that an 18-year-old in America can serve his or her country in the military but not be allowed to buy alcohol.
"If you're old enough to hoist an M4 and shoot a terrorist, you're old enough to hoist a beer," Carroll told NJ Advance Media.
-snip-
But it appears unlikely the bill will make much headway in the New Jersey Legislature. Under federal law, any state that reduces its drinking age below 21 would lose millions of dollars in federal highway funds.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/lawmaker_wants_to_lower_nj_drinking_age_to_18.html