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7. So cigs and alcohol require age 21, but guns at 18.

Sun May 29, 2022, 09:01 PM

May 2022

That is a fucking joke. No originalism there. It took an amendment to make the voting age 18.

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Count illinois in there too! PortTack May 2022 #1

Thank fuck for Chicago. Celerity May 2022 #3

Outlawing same sex marriage, sending women who miscarry to prison, Irish_Dem May 2022 #2

Terrible dilemma, gab13by13 May 2022 #4

This will happen only if we demand it. Voltaire2 May 2022 #5

So cigs and alcohol require age 21, but guns at 18. NutmegYankee May 2022 #7

The US Supreme Court can not overturn that at least. Nor can Red states. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #9

There is no direct linkage between draft registration Voltaire2 May 2022 #11

I've long thought this PlanetBev May 2022 #8

Better stock up on Wines, Beers, and Liquors then. ProudMNDemocrat May 2022 #10