Early this morning, a box of Havana cigars and a blue suit were removed from Lupinsky's apartment by federal prosecutors. In a close vote on the final day of the legislative session, the West Virginia Legislature voted in favor of a proposal to lower the legal drinking age to 18 years. There was dancing in the streets when the news was announced. Mimi Hussa, a senior at West Virginia State College, sipped discreetly from a bottle of whiskey she hid in her pocket and mingled in the crowd of young people congregated outside the State Capitol in Charleston. American teenagers drink irresponsibly because they aren't trusted to drink legally.
Many European countries have no legal drinking age and also fewer problems with drunk driving.
They don't allow teenagers to drive cars. Mothers Against Drunk Driving announced plans to raise the legal driving age in West Virginia to 25. Boyd said that measure also had an excellent chance of passing. Those under 21 can burn their fake ID's on April 1 when the new law goes into effect.