Colo. bill seeks to let parents buy booze for kids

DENVER Parents could be able buy alcohol for their children at Colorado bars and restaurants if they were 18 and older but not 21 yet, under a proposal by a Republican lawmaker.

Sen. Greg Brophy is introducing the bill for the legislative session that begins Wednesday. He says he thought of the proposal because he and his wife recently took their daughter to dinner to celebrate her 20th birthday, and she couldn't have a drink with them.

Brophy says he also wants parents of returning servicemen to be able to buy their children drinks at bars or restaurants.

He says the bill would allow parents to buy their adult children drinks in any place that allows on-premise alcohol consumption. Wisconsin has a similar law.

[fortuenti]

Parents should be able to buy their kids alcohol and teach them responsible drinking as well as provide safe haven for them and their friends to keep them off the streets. Underage adults are going to drink regardless so we might as well make it safe as possible for them.

[RollotheNorman]

Tempest in a teapot. It's a purely state matter, not a matter of national importance. Let the people of Colorado decide for themselves. Here in Texas, parents have been able to buy their underage children a drink since the days of the Republic. Why the news staff at CBS thinks this remarkable or even interesting to a national/international audience is beyond my ken.

[PrecioustoHim]

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a ridiculer,
Strong drink is a brawler,
And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
And God's Holy Word says>
Proverbs 23:29-35 from The Message
Who are the people who are always crying the blues?
Who do you know who reeks of self-pity?
Who keeps getting beat up for no reason at all?
Whose eyes are bleary and bloodshot?
It's those who spend the night with a bottle,
for whom drinking is serious business.
Don't judge wine by its label,
or its bouquet, or its full-bodied flavor.
Judge it rather by the hangover it leaves you with—
the splitting headache, the queasy stomach.
Do you really prefer seeing double,
with your speech all slurred,
Reeling and seasick,
drunk as a sailor?
"They hit me," you'll say, "but it didn't hurt;
they beat on me, but I didn't feel a thing.
When I'm sober enough to manage it,
bring me another drink!"

[RollotheNorman]

Thank you, but no, we're not going to reinstitute the 18th Amendment.

[Patrickdh10]

They are old enough to go to war then they are old enough to drink.
Besides after a few puffs of that legal green a nice adult beverage is appropriate. It brings a new meaning to Rocky Mountain high.

[enoughsaidu]

In wisconsin we can buy a drink for our kid as young as 12 years old, with the agreement of the bartender. This argument should not be about maturity because there are MANY out there that are still to immature at the age of 30. If you can die for your country or are old enough to get married you should be able to have a beer at your wedding.

[Martha12345]

Unless things have changed in the military, most 18 year olds lack the maturity needed drink alcohol. The right to die and the right to drink argument is phony. If anything, the drinking age should be raised to the level where drunken driving is reduced by 85%. Those arrested for DUI should lose their driving license for 6 months automatically on the first offense, 18 months for the second offense and 3 years for the third.

[CreedenceLeonoreGielgud]

Could we stop with the dimwitted "Old enough to die for your country, but too young to drink" b.s.?

I got signed up (with my parents' consent) at age 17, because I was smart enough to work a rifle, smart enough to drive a jeep, smart enough to follow orders, BUT TOO EFFING STUPID TO REALIZE I COULD DIE FROM THIS ****.

Anybody who thinks that being 18 in the military means you're a squared-away, responsible adult never served. PERIOD.

[bramletabercrombie]

Why would anybody think that? I would think just the opposite. If you were a squared-away responsible adult you wouldn't have had to join the service to get your life started.

[Xbeing]

Yet, we they the 18 year old is smart enough to help decide on the fate of the country, via voting.

So, let's get this straight, 18 to 21, they are smart enough to handle some of the most powerful weapons available, be left alone, trusted with "following orders", go to jail with other adults, vote on all elections....

Yet, they lack the responsibility to have a beer?

Newsflash, they are not anymore prone to excess than someone 21. The maturity level are based on the individuals, not their age... heck, there are tons of AA alumni filled with people well into their 60's and older, who couldn't deal with the excess.

[Scimajor]

"He says he thought of the proposal because he and his wife recently took their daughter to dinner to celebrate her 20th birthday, and she couldn't have a drink with them."

Good heavens! She has to wait another year to get loaded? What's this country coming to?

Yes, I agree that it is somewhat hyprocritical that one can vote and serve in the military three years earlier but I'm fine with the age limit as it saves lives.

[mommachihuahua]

This is not a good idea at all. What is wrong with this man? Underage drinking is a huge problem that causes needless deaths among young people. This is a bad idea all around.