[Vision2020] Booze and Ballots

[Joe Campbell]

The whole reason they can get away with restricting 18-21 year-olds  
from drinking is they don't vote.

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On Sep 11, 2009, at 3:16 PM, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:

> I've often wondered why we have the problem with over indulgence of  
> alcohol by the 18-21 age group, and finally came to the conclusion  
> that the law is wrong and needs to be changed back to the way it was  
> and legalize drinking at age 18.  The way the law is now, it  
> actually encourages over indulgence. Rather than being able to have  
> one or two legal drinks, the 18-21 group figures, I have it, I don't  
> want to get caught with it or I get an MIP, so hell, lets just drink  
> it all -NOW!  I grew up in up state NY when the drinking age was 18,  
> and honestly can say we didn't have that problem. We actually  
> stopped for a beer (ONE BEER) on the way home from high school. We  
> didn't have to hide it, we didn't have to drink it all now. We could  
> legally come back for one anytime we wanted.
>
>
> And along with this, and in light of the coming elections, I've  
> often wondered why the university students don't get off their main  
> point of contact and VOTE! In the last city wide election, there  
> were 5022 ballots cast, and the most any council member got was 2847  
> (Tom Lamar). Imagine some 11,000 students VOTING!  All 6 city  
> council members as well as the mayor could be U of I students or put  
> into office by the U of I students, if they would get their stuff  
> together, especially with election day registrations. And if we look  
> at the "at-will" employees of the city, especially the Chief of  
> Police , City Attorney,and the City Supervisor, their jobs could be  
> on the line if that were to happen.
>
> And with 11,000 votes, that would give the student voters a Sheriff  
> (9405 votes in last election), and  a Prosecuting Attorney (10,  
> 606). So, imagine, a City Council, Mayor, Chief of Police,City  
> Attorney, City Supervisor, Sheriff and Prosecutor, all elected by  
> the student population.
>
> Do you think that they would represent the voters who put them in  
> office? I do, and then we would see a sea change .
>
>
>
> Comments?
>
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