In case you missed it, a lot of things have been slipped into the spending bill that’s expected to pass Congress this week, including $25 million for the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence and $500 million for border security (in Jordan).
Also sneaked into the bill is a provision raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 nationally.
BIG NEWS: Age to purchase tobacco products, including E-cigarettes, will be raised to 21.
The measure has been included in the government spending bill expected to pass Congress this week, according to a source familiar.
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) December 16, 2019
That seems high, considering that there are people lobbying for lowering the voting age to 13 or 14 (no, really); just this year, 125 House Democrats voted to lower the national voting age to 16.
Carol Roth wants to see some consistency when it comes to considering someone an “adult” in the United States.
So, you can give your life for your country at 18, but you can't purchase an e-cig.
We need some consistency on what it means to be an adult, and then we need lawmakers to back off. https://t.co/dk04SQgOuX
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) December 17, 2019
Hey….look at us agreeing! You are so right!
— rickungar (@rickungar) December 17, 2019
Any time you side with protecting individual rights and small govt, we will be in agreement 😉
— Carol Roth (@caroljsroth) December 17, 2019
18 yr. old commits a crime: He/she is tried as an adult.
18 yr old attempts to buy beer: He/she is told that the store does not sell alcohol to teenagers.
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— David Vainqueur (@True_Canuck1) December 17, 2019
But we're supposed to lower the voting age ?
— Schedule Bear ? (@islero47) December 17, 2019
But the voting age should be 16 right?
— Rae Dolan (@sugarrae) December 17, 2019
And let them them vote at 16? Or is it 14 now?
— Peter DeGiglio (@PeterDeGiglio) December 17, 2019
And have schools shuffling off girls as young as 14 for abortions without parental knowledge.
— Donald Scott (@DonsSISELKAfEE) December 17, 2019
And you canbe mature enough to change your sex at 4
— LANCE ROMANCE (@LanceMcDaniel66) December 17, 2019
If 18 is good enough to vote and serve in the military, it’s good enough for all of the forbidden fruit that is denied until 21 or older. IMO.
— Jackalope ?????? (@kennymac1964) December 17, 2019
How about if you enlist snd serve you can smoke and drink
— It's not over yet (@ChristySandhoff) December 17, 2019
EXACTLY! If I’m required to cover my “children” on my health insurance until they’re 26, why does the IRS cut off my child tax credit at 17?
— Healthcare DataWonk (@HDatawonk) December 17, 2019
16 year olds can influence policy decisions… about climate change and gun control. ??♀️
— Amy Mutton (@AmyMutts) December 17, 2019
But, hey, let's all listen to a 16 year old who wants to usher in worldwide socialism to save the planet or a bunch of high schoolers who want to ban guns.
— Seizer Pouncicus (@TastyKAR) December 17, 2019
So voting age should be 21 then too, yes? If so, I completely agree.
— Jerry's Jowls (@DitkaDelecto) December 17, 2019
Not mature enough to make decisions about your own health, definitely not mature enough to steer local, state or federal government with a vote.
— Mister Davec (@Eastremontave) December 17, 2019
Action signaling from the "we must do something" gang.
— Wisedog (@Wisedog4) December 17, 2019
Agree! This 18 and 21 mess is a bit ridiculous.
— Mike and Elio (@MikeandElio) December 17, 2019
100% agree. One common age to be an adult.
— Joe Kennedy (@Freedom4USNow) December 17, 2019
Good luck though finding the right number with the current generation just coming out of college and wanting the government to be their parent forever.
Related:
New omnibus spending bill has $500 million for border security (in Jordan) and $4.2 billion for the troops (Afghan security forces) https://t.co/V3iD1er11N
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 17, 2019
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