One Wisconsin lawmaker figures if the U.S. military trusts 19-year-olds with a $10 million tank, then the state should trust them with a beer.
State Rep. Mark Pettis, a Republican who served in the Navy, is pushing a bill that would drop the drinking age to 19 for Wisconsin soldiers — but only if the federal government agrees it will not yank an estimated $50 million a year in highway aid.
A federal law ties federal highway dollars to compliance by the states with the required drinking age of 21.
"We're treating these young men and women as adults when they're at war. But we treat them like teenagers when they're here in the states," he said.
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Well, they
are teenagers, asswipe. And stop pretending that it's your great admiration for them that's your motive. You want more booze tax revenue for the state, and just perhaps the booze lobby is putting some money into your pocket. Eh? Or are you just nuts?
The bill would create an exemption for 19- and 20-year-old soldiers from Wisconsin — but not for soldiers from out of state. A valid military ID along with a Wisconsin driver's license or identification card would be required.
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Don't want them to be able to drink bad enough to forego those federal highway dollars. Go sit down Mark.
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