Why Not Just Require People Under 21 to Sew the Letter "U" on Their Clothing?

New Hampshire has become at least the 14th state to adopt a vertical drivers' license law.

Starting in January 2008, standard licenses will still be printed horizontally, but those under the legal drinking age will be immediately identifiable by their vertical licenses.

'Vertical drivers' licenses are a tool in the fight against underage drinking,' said Rep. William Butynski, the bill's sponsor. 'They provide merchants and law enforcement personnel with an instant visual cue as they verify a license holder's age.'

Wouldn't it be easier to just allow people under 21 to drink?

What's next? Requiring underage girls to have horizontal vaginas? That would certainly provide people with an instant visual cue as to their age. No more claims of "she told me she was 18".