In America, you become a full citizen at the age of 18. You can be drafted into the military, get married, and buy a house – but having a beer is a crime. How did this happen? The National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 blackmailed state governments into increasing their drinking age to 21 by threatening to deny them 10% of their fair share of transportation funding if they refused. By signing this petition you are declaring to Congress that with the 30th anniversary of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act coming up on July 17, 2014 it’s past time the federal government stopped driving states’ decisions!
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