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January 28, 2005

Nanny-State Nonsense [Say Anything]

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BISMARCK -- Lory Harsche is frightened her daughter could get caught up in a "power hour" when midnight strikes on the eve of her 21st birthday.

The Bismarck woman, along with several other mothers, testified Thursday night during the Legislature's Citizens Night, telling lawmakers they should pass Senate Bill 2067, which declares that someone cannot legally drink alcohol until 8 a.m. on their 21st birthday.

I'm not against this legislation for any reason other than the fact that its pointless. Somebody needs to clue these mothers into the fact that if their child is the type to consume 21 shots of alcohol in the hour between midnight on their birthday and when the bars close then they're probably the type to overdo it whenever they drink.

There is no accounting for stupidity. If they're so worried about this issue maybe they should have spent more time with their children teaching them how to deal with alcohol responsibly.

Or maybe we should think about how silly it is to have a drinking age in the first place? Maybe we wouldn't have to worry about 21st-birthday binge drinking if we took away the reason why that particular birthday is so important. Maybe if alcohol were something kids dealt with at an early age (while still living with their parents) they'd learn how to deal with it responsibly and wouldn't think of sneaky adolescent drinking as such a right of passage.

Its just a thought.

(via Dakota Pundit)

[Cross-posted at Say Anything]


posted by Ace at 02:38 PM
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Power hour? Hell, I remember having a power *week*.

Last week. Like, at age 30 1/2. An entire week. Of power.

Man, I gotta get off the sauce. Now, if only the government would tell me to quit drinking the 'shine.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on January 28, 2005 02:54 PM

Age 16: "Here you go, here's two tons of metal that can travel at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour, now go out with your irresponsible friends and have a blast."

Age 18: "Please remember to vote in the election that decides the next leader of the free world. Yeah, don't worry - P Diddy, Eminem and Paris Hilton will tell you who you should vote for."

Age 20: "Is that, a beer? Put that down!"

Posted by: John from WuzzaDem on January 28, 2005 03:05 PM

It's the same argument they make about bicycle helmut laws for kids: "if it's a law then I can use that excuse to make my kid wear a bike helmut". Shit, who's the effing parent here? My preference is for it NOT to be the guvmint.

Posted by: too many steves on January 28, 2005 03:05 PM

John from WuzzaDem


Excellent!


Posted by: right on January 28, 2005 03:12 PM

I'm still in shock over the bill that would require cold medicine with pseudophedrine (??) to only be sold provided you present some ID and look to be a certain age.

Combat Meth Act

Posted by: on January 28, 2005 03:36 PM

These guys are missing the solution. If they just lowered the drinking age to 6, then the "power hour" would involve a lot fewer drinks.

Posted by: J Mann on January 28, 2005 04:08 PM

These folks are assuming that their kids aren't raving alkys already. By the time I was 21 I had too many fake ID's to count and was sleeping with the preacher's daughter. My parents thought it was kind of funny.

Posted by: pinky on January 28, 2005 04:11 PM

Our country will send you off to die before they'll let you kill yourself with a "power hour."

I do recall drinking 21 drinks on my 21st birthday. Although by no means was it in an hour. I also recall vomiting approximately 12 of those up outside Olympic Gardens Strip Club in Las Vegas before I was able to continue "powering" or at least get a lap dance from an overly tan man, so I think I kinda screwed it up....

Posted by: Wittysexkitten on January 28, 2005 05:50 PM

I would have to have at least 12 drinks before I would get a lap dance from a guy.

Posted by: Not a woman on January 28, 2005 07:23 PM

'rite' of passage, not 'right.' Sheesh.

Good post, but come on! This one's not even hard.

Posted by: Dianna on January 29, 2005 05:01 PM
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