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sandnsea

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Sun Oct-01-06 08:22 PM
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15. We have both

There are laws that apply only to the state where the individuals live, and there are huge variances.

Then there are federal laws that apply when sexual activity has gone across state lines. We all know the old Mann Act, but there's also mail porn rings, illegal telephone sex, and online porn laws. From what I've gotten so far, the federal age for online porn is 17. But a lot of those laws have been challenged along freedom of speech lines, so I'm not sure what is still law and what isn't.

But anyway, there's been both state and federal laws on sexual activity for a long long time.

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-Should there be a uniform age of consent for sex?	undeterred	Oct-01-06 07:38 PM	#0
- Yes. And it should be 13.	Rabrrrrrr	Oct-01-06 07:42 PM	#1
- The problem is that it's not cut and dried	Warpy	Oct-01-06 07:45 PM	#2
- Why most states include 3-5 year age differentials	HockeyMom	Oct-01-06 08:11 PM	#10
- I Had A Similar Situation Myself	Southpawkicker	Oct-01-06 09:31 PM	#18
- But it is set in stone	sandnsea	Oct-01-06 08:18 PM	#13
- The federal gov't is too active in our daily lives.	rosesaylavee	Oct-01-06 07:47 PM	#3
- Besides, people in some states just mature faster than others.	uppityperson	Oct-01-06 07:50 PM	#5
- this could be true	undeterred	Oct-01-06 07:54 PM	#6
- and what hormones are in the local food and water	bananas	Oct-01-06 08:04 PM	#8
- and the drinking age	undeterred	Oct-01-06 08:08 PM	#9
- Yeee ha	rosesaylavee	Oct-01-06 09:28 PM	#17
- I'll say yes....just because it will eliminate the interstate issue...	marmar	Oct-01-06 07:48 PM	#4
- It GA, I think, it's 14...some states ages are 16 and older n/t	cynatnite	Oct-01-06 08:13 PM	#11
- It's 18 in 16 states	sandnsea	Oct-01-06 08:28 PM	#16
- it's 16 in GA	ProdigalJunkMail	Oct-02-06 07:14 AM	#25
- YES!!	novalib	Oct-01-06 07:58 PM	#7
- The Supreme Court ruled that it was up to the states	Nikia	Oct-01-06 08:15 PM	#12
- I'm with them - I suspect the primary rationale was that...	BlooInBloo	Oct-01-06 08:20 PM	#14
- How much voice did women and children get in writing the Constitution?	undeterred	Oct-02-06 07:08 AM	#23
- We have both	sandnsea	Oct-01-06 08:22 PM	#15
- Yes. And it should be 18.	philosophie_en_rose	Oct-01-06 09:45 PM	#19
- So someone who is 21 should go to jail...	readmoreoften	Oct-01-06 09:51 PM	#20
- Frankly, I don't give a shit so long as its the same for gays & straights.	readmoreoften	Oct-01-06 09:54 PM	#21
- that's totally bizarre	undeterred	Oct-02-06 07:08 AM	#24
- I like the age difference rule	VeggieTart	Oct-01-06 10:08 PM	#22

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