waauw wrote:mrswdk wrote:waauw wrote:Phatscotty wrote:Just as simply as the first time love was redefined via marriage rights based on tax codes, as soon as a single un-elected lifetime appointed state supreme court judge from a single state feels like coming out of the closet as a pedophile that refuses to be discriminated against any longer overturns a democratically derived Constitutional amendment by ruling...
"Love is a universally fundamental human right; therefore everyone who is under 18 is being discriminated against.'
in addendum - 'There are already some far more evolved European countries that are and have been allowing ALL it's citizens to exercise their right to love'
In short, a universal human right does not kick in only on a human beings 18th birthday, and the government should be granting and respecting human rights equally.
Anything that can be redefined can and should expect to be redefined again.
Hey champ, as far as I know paedophilia is forbidden everywhere in europe as well.
Not really. All European states (as far as I'm aware) allow sexual activity with children under the age of 18, they just tend to draw the line somewhere in the mid- to late-teens rather than out-and-out legalizing it for all children.
Then again, the same is true in a lot of American states and has been for some time, so I think Phats has rather missed the boat with this one.
There is a difference: pedophilia as a term refers to sex with pre-puberty kids. Most european countries set the age of consent somewhere in their teens. Technically this isn't pedophilia. That's how it is in most of the world.
shades of blue(light to dark): 13-16
shades of green(light to dark): 17-19
pink: must be married
I think Wauwws definition is probably the best one? Also I hope it never gets legalized. And even if it does doesn't mean that it is right. A lot of things have been "legal" that doesn't mean that they are right.