I don’t want to act too excited lest it all be a cruel, cruel joke, but it appears as if some college presidents may actually support lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18.
 

College leaders from such well-respected universities as Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State have joined the Amethyst Initiative movement which seeks to provoke a national debate about the drinking age.
 

Although they don’t come right out and say the legal age should be 18, the presidents do state that the current law encourages a “culture of dangerous, clandestine binge-drinking.” Plus there’s always the popular argument that people under the age of 21 can vote and enlist in the military but can’t responsibly enjoy a beer.
 

Of course, not everyone agrees with the movement and some people are downright MADD.

The Associated Press explains that a certain group is none too pleased with the proposal:
 

But even before the presidents begin the public phase of their efforts, which may include publishing newspaper ads in the coming weeks, they are already facing sharp criticism.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving says lowering the drinking age would lead to more fatal car crashes. It accuses the presidents of misrepresenting science and looking for an easy way out of an inconvenient problem. MADD officials are even urging parents to think carefully about the safety of colleges whose presidents have signed on.

"It's very clear the 21-year-old drinking age will not be enforced at those campuses," said Laura Dean-Mooney, national president of MADD.

I’m not sure I buy the argument that drinking will be more prevalent and life more dangerous at the college these presidents come from. But then again, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a spike in applications at Duke.
 

Kegs getting the presidential seal of approval is a movement most students can get behind.
 

What do you think? Is a lower drinking age the way to go, or will it only increase our out-of-control boozing on college campuses? Are there people out there brave enough to defend the 21-year-old law?