While we're at it...should the Age of Consent be changed & the same for all states? (legal, high school)

[Metro Matt]

Most states are 18, however, I think it should be lowered to 16 or 17. Some places in the world have no so called "age of consent".

You're able to drive a car when you're 15 & are responsible for other peoples lives so why not be able to make your own sexual choices at this age?

Do you agree?

[banjomike]

When I was growing up here in Idaho, the age of constant was 14 with parental approval. It is 18 now, I believe.

A good friend of mine had just turned 18 when he married his 16 year old girlfriend, and they've been together for 35 years now. Her parents approved after he assured them that she would graduate from High School, and she did.

I also know 2 people, a man and a woman, who went before a judge and had themselves declared an emancipated minor. As such, they legally reached legal consent at that point. The guy was 13, and the gal was 14. Both became self-sufficient afterward, and both worked their way through high school and college. (They don't know each other, by the way. The gal lived here, and the guy lived in Michigan at the time.)

Neither could get a driver's license until they were of legal age, and neither could vote, but that was about it. They became young adults at a time when most kids are still in Jr. High.

[Redraven]

"Most states are 18,..."

REALLY? Can you quote a few state statutes to verify that statement?
(It would require statutes from at least 26 states to qualify as "most"!)

[claudhopper]

Doesn't anybody believe in the sovereignty of a state anymore? We are not supposed to be all the same, by design. If you don't like one, you move to another that has fewer or more laws to you liking. Same with sovereignty of nations.

[EmeraldCityWanderer]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Most states are 18, however, I think it should be lowered to 16 or 17. Some places in the world have no so called "age of consent".

You're able to drive a car when you're 15 & are responsible for other peoples lives so why not be able to make your own sexual choices at this age?

Do you agree?

Ages of consent in North America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

31 states have a general age of consent 16. It can be as low as 12 if the other person is close to the same age. Atates like Connecticut say within 1 year...while some go up to 4 years like Arkansas.

Being a liar gets rid of any implied integrity.

[Kenneth-Kaunda]

14 sounds about right to me.

because when I was 14 I was up for it

who are we to tell kids when they are ready anyhow?

[zombieApocExtraordinaire]

Originally Posted by Kenneth-Kaunda

because when I was 14 I was up for it

Is that your entire argument?

In that case make it 8 because I remember wanting to have sex with my teacher at that age.

[Kenneth-Kaunda]

pure freedom = doing away with restrictive laws

if people want to have sex at 14 then who is to say they can't?

[zombieApocExtraordinaire]

Originally Posted by Kenneth-Kaunda

pure freedom = doing away with restrictive laws

if people want to have sex at 14 then who is to say they can't?

Ok, but why stop at 14? Why not remove the age entirely by that argument.

[iNviNciBL3]

No, I prefer more power to the states.