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Grandfather clauses are used when a new law is enacted and would take a right away from a group. One good example is when Washington DC raised the drinking age from 18 to 21. Instead of taking the right to drink alcohol away from the group 18-21 they grandfathered them under the old law. However persons 17 and under had to wait until they turned 21 to drink alcohol.

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