State Seeks to End 'Power Hour' Drinking

iWon News: "Lawmakers in North Dakota, alarmed by at least one death linked to the practice, are moving to close bars to newly legal drinkers who try to down 21 shots in the first hour after they turn 21.

Under legislation working its way through the state Legislature, people turning 21 would not be able to buy a drink in the state until at least 8 a.m. on their birthdays.

That would end the tradition of 'power hour' drinking under which some of those turning 21 hit a bar at midnight on their birthdays and try to down 21 shots before the bar closes an hour later. The practice is blamed for the death of a man last year.

Democratic State Sen. Joel Heitkamp told Reuters on Thursday: 'It's not the norm, but it is happening in North Dakota. What we have, so to speak, is people who turn 21 at midnight and have one hour in their eyes to accomplish a whole day's work. The sad thing is they don't have friends covering their back.'

I don't think they should make this illegal. I think this is exactly what Darwin was talking about because anyone who dies doing this deserves to and we should be grateful they are not breeding