[Vision2020] gay marriage and bananas

[Thomas Hansen]

Dougl Wilson stated:

"The need for consent is (obviously) a moral issue. But whose formulation?
Whose morality? And if a fifteen year old girl is not competent to decide
whether to join the harem of an old coot on the mountain named Elijah One
Tooth, then how is she 
competent to decide whether to sleep with some fifteen-year-old in her 
class at school?"

The need for consent is a legal issue concerning sexual acts between adults.
The need for consent is moot concerning sexual acts with a minor.  If either
(or both) participants of a sexual act are underage, it is rape.

To a negligible degree you are correct, Mr. Wilson.  Laws define age of
consent.  Public morals define laws.  Again it is simple.  If you feel that
"consensual" sex with underage girls and boys is not inappropriate behavior,
you can either:

1)  Legislate to lower (or eliminate) the age of consent, or

2)  Move to a community where such behavior is acceptable.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho