Amethyst Initiative, a public statement signed by presidents of about 100 university's is calling elected officials and lawmakers to have an informed debate about the current legal age of drinking. The reasoning behind this being, the current legal age of 21 years is promoting binge drinking across campuses in the United States.
Though the initiative is not specially calling for a lowering of the drinking age and is only asking for a informed debate, opponents like MADD are already taking shots at the presidents and colleges who have signed up with the initiative. Whatever may be the outcome, this initiative has certainly started a debate, which was it original intent.
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