Originally Posted by
YVR Cockroach
Wasn't it federal coercion that forced most states to raise the drinking age to 21. It was either "raise the drinking age or we'll withhold highway transportation funds". I think it started some 20+ years ago and currently all states are in compliance?
Yes, and the blackmail of the states was perpetrated by a man to this day revered by many as a big supporter of "states' rights". Go figure.
From
Reagan: A Legacy of States' Rights in
The Nation:
What was consistent--and even more fundamental--about the man was his political commitment to states' rights, the belief that each and every state has a sovereign right to control its laws.