Old Enough to Fight, Not Old Enough to Drink
             What is the significance of the number twenty-one? Is twenty-one the magical age when you are officially declared, "mature?" Why is it then, that when you turn eighteen, you are able to fight for your country? The drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen, because if you are old enough to die for your country and help make decisions for your country, than you are old enough, among many other things, to have a drink in your country. The drinking age should be eighteen, because eighteen is the age when most things are considered legal. At eighteen, you can fight for your country, vote in elections, legally get married, and smoke cigarettes.
             When a soldier is forced to go to war, there is a chance that he might not come back. If you fight for your country, sometimes not even knowing why, you should be able to have a beer. If you can vote for a candidate in an election, than why can't you drink? Most people who vote are mature and smart enough to know whom he/she wants to vote for. If somebody is mature enough to vote, than they should be old enough to drink.
             Some people aren't mature enough to get married, but they do. But, is it fair that a couple be married and have children, yet not be able to drink and have a good time together? Smoking is considered a sin to some people, as is drinking. They should go hand in hand with each other. If you can smoke, you can drink. If you can drink, you can smoke. Although, there are many differences between the two, like cigarettes don't make you stumble all around the place and puke on things, you still can get addicted to both alcohol and nicotine, so why not make an official age where both are considered legal?
             With the drinking age being at twenty-one, underage drinkers have to sneak around the law and their parents just to drink. This devious activity does not promote safe and responsible drinking pra
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