> [Original Message] > From: Judith Evans <judithevans1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 10/29/2006 1:20:12 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: [SPAM] Soap Opera Politics > > 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? > Andreas answered this. In addition, Foley is being prosecuted in the court of public opinion. There was also an uproar here over Monica Lewinsky. Monica Lewinsky was a 21 year old intern. Again, people were outraged as much about the age as about the affair. > 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. > > Well, then you have to do what's most convenient for you. If insults satisfy you, then no need for anything further. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html