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In article <35563bed.16728901@news.wam.umd.edu>,
Rob Rodgers <knave@acm.org> wrote:
}russotto@wanda.pond.com (Matthew T. Russotto) wrote:
}>} Laws were developed by the majority to protect the minority.
}>
}>Nope, developed by the majority to restrain the minority. 
}
}You're being silly. Many, many laws exist to protect the individual
}from society (including most of the Bill of Rights).

Many, many laws exist to protect established members of "society"
(e.g. soccer moms) from individuals (mainly young people, particularly
young males).  Drinking age fall into that category.

}>(because they had to drive to get to where they could legally drink).
}
}Had to?

Given that they were going to drink, there was no other practical
manner of getting to where they could do so legally.

}>The other, which eventually won out, is that the Secretary of
}>Education's kid was killed by a drunk driver, so he got a Federal law
}>passed to blackmail states to increase the drinking age.
}
}You're forgetting about MADD.

They were the main player in the "inequity" argument, but in the end
it was Federal blackmail that made the difference.

-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."