what the experts say

"State age -21 law are one of the most effective public policies ever implemented in the Nation ... I am chagrined to report that some supposedly responsible officials would like to repeal them." - Jim Hall, Chairman; National Transportation Safety Board. Jim Hall helps support my position because he is saying that the age-21 law has done a lot and has shown positive results instead of the opposite effect that some people think this law may have. "In a given year, the majority of high school seniors drink, but only a small proportion are drinking heavily," Boston University School of Public Health scholar Ralph Hingson told the Associated Press. "On balance, they are supportive of the legislation that will reduce the risks to themselves." Ralph Hingson helps support my position because he is trying to say that since the drinking age is lower that less younger people drink heavily. He is trying to say that since the drinking age legally is 21 that it prevents many issues. Lastly, When age - 21 was challenged in Louisiana's State Supreme Court, the Court upheld the law, ruling that "... statues establishing the minimum drinking age at a higher level than the age of majority are not arbitrary because they substantially further the appropriate governmental purpose of improving highway safety, and thus are constitutional." This helps support my position because it shows that since the drinking age is 21 that there has been less accidents on the high ways and that there are less car accidents all together.