Barely legal is not in TX

It’s been like that for months. Tuscl user Samiel did a thread back then when it first happened.

On one hand, Texas customers have the highest concentration of dipshits of anywhere (only place I know of that’s worse is Daytona) and hopefully the young uns found a silver lining by going to better areas. On the other hand, there is probably a lot of privilege with just up and going elsewhere and some people had their livelihoods messed with.

I personally agree that 18 to 20 year olds should be allowed to be employed by strip clubs and other sex related businesses. At the same time, the 10th amendment says that powers not specifically given to the federal government should be left to the states and the people. Control of crime was not mentioned in the Constitution as being a federal function. The Founders were aware the natural tendency of governments were to move towards tyranny. State governments can be tyrannical too but are restrained somewhat because of the ease with which taxpaying productive citizens can move to other states to escape government abuses of power. So the state government of Texas, which represents the people of Texas, can decide what the legal definition of a minor is and what laws apply in this area.

Many liberals tend to support states rights when states do something they like, such as legalizing marijuana, and oppose states rights when states do something they don't like, such as restricting abortions. Many conservatives are exactly the same when it comes to the issues they support or oppose. It's important to be consistent in support of states rights in order to prevent concentration of all power in the hands of the federal government.

The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 during the Vietnam War. The argument was, how can you say someone is old enough to be force to go to war, but not old enough to have a say in the government that's forcing them to go. Likewise, if 18 is old enough to handle military combat, it's old enough to handle stripping. Or consuming alcohol for that matter.

Undeniable that stripping means dealing with a lot of ugly male behavior. But, the sad truth is, the typical 18-year-old who decides to strip has already experienced a good deal of ugly male behavior.

ilb is right. If you can smoke, gamble, serve, and vote; then you can make all of your own life choices, including working in a sex-oriented industry around alcohol. If TX wants to decide otherwise, then that is their privilege as a state. but they should really change the rest of the age-restricted laws in their state to match.

I did not know the voting age was 21 while your ass was getting drafted at 18. That really violated the "taxation without representation" argument of our Founding Fathers.

The saddest thing is that the voting age and drinking age were both lowered at the same time to 18 from 21. Unfortunately they should have raised to voting age to 21 when they raised the drinking age back up. Given the lack of knowledge of young people today the voting age should be 35.

^^ That's why Democrats want to make it 16.

From what I hear, most Millenials and Gen Y live at home with their folks, so may as well raise the voting age if they're not able or willing to live on their own.

On the taxation/representation topic, that bottom 11%-47% that don't pay taxes should not be voting either.

No representation without taxation.