Re: Cops in the bars, from Diamondback newspaper

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From: Rob Rodgers
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 00:00

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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).

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

Had to?

>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.

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From: rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Rob Rodgers)
Subject: Re: Cops in the bars, from Diamondback newspaper
Date: 1998/05/10
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