For Judy, given that Mark Foley is prosecuted for what is age > of consent in "other countries", 1.Mark Foley has not been charged with an offence under US law. If it's your contention that he has, please give proof. 2. Yes he has been penalized. So would he be in many "other countries". 3. In various US states, the age of consent is the same as the age of consent in "other countries". 4. Can this (3.) be why Mark Foley has not as yet been charged with an offence under US law? Or submitting an insult, whichever is more convenient. Or > simply agreeing with an insult, as seems most convenient. > It is, Irene, a damn sight more convenient than posting data in response to you only to have it ignored or its import misunderstood. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 2:27 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: [SPAM] Soap Opera Politics > Nothing like an insult when one has nothing to say. Thanks for offering > it, Chris. For Judy, given that Mark Foley is prosecuted for what is age > of consent in "other countries", perhaps one is better off leaving the > discussion. Or submitting an insult, whichever is more convenient. Or > simply agreeing with an insult, as seems most convenient. > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html