Posted On: September 11, 2008, 12:23 pm CDT

Posted By: Mark

"...it is not a "right", that is, constitutionally mandated;"

Before you go spouting off about the Constitution, you should learn more about it. The Constitution does not give us rights; it PROTECTS rights we are endowed with by our Creator.

As far as increasing the driving age to 18, why not 21? How about 25? What's the reasoning behind 18? In ten years the stats will show that more 18 to 21 year olds die in crashes than 25 year olds, so then we'll be discussing increasing the driving age to 25.

It appears to me what is happening is a concerted effort by some to increase the age of adulthood one piece at a time. The end goal is to increase the age of adulthood high enough so that college education would be completed while the person still falls under the responsibility of the parents. The completion of college will then be mandated, and paid for by the taxpayers. That plan is already being discussed.

We can not sequester our children away, and protect them from all dangers. We have to teach them to be wary, but at some point we must let them go. Children do not mature as quickly as they used to because they are over protected. I mean, come on! You still hold your 18 year old when she gets a shot! "Mommy, it hurts!"