TAXES - & Utopias

--- In spacesettlers, "ANTIcarrot." wrote:

>> The strange reverse-quote man 'terrierkeeper' wrote:

>> She filed this with the court as Head of the ACLU Chapter in which
>> she lived. And it ws in regards to the Age of Consent. Read it
>> from a Newsmax article (One of those 'Right Wing Extremist' Net
>> Pages).

>>>> Actually, some Liberals like Ruth Bader Ginzburg want to lower it
>>>> to Twelve. (Sick)

> Ah, I've read about that. The arguements behind it seem logical.
> Though I'm not sure it would work in current US or UK society.

It did not happen.

> Remember consent does not just refer to sex. Hospitals require it
> as well. There are certian kinds of situations where it would be
> very useful (from a life saving point of view) if a twelve year old
> was able to give consent themselves.

>> I firmly Believe in the G, PG, PG-13, R and X. And I would certanly
>> not allow a minor to rent anything they would not be allowed to see
>> in a theater. Life must be taken one step at a time.

> And I believe that being under age does not make a person sub-
> human; which a rigid application of that system would imply.
> Besides which I know I watched 18 rated movies before I was 18. I
> doubt there are many who haven't.

I was 15 when I saw _The Blue Lagoon_, which I thought at the time
must be the most romantic movie ever made. Having seen it again more
recently, I still think that it is a sweet, romantic little movie,
but it isn't as *good* movie as I remember. Maybe a space habitat
version could be made. That could be cool.

Anyway, the MPAA rating system isn't governmental, so I don't have
all that big a problem with it. Sometimes I think that they get
silly, but at least the movie industry is doing it themselves.

Just to be on the safe side, though, I think we should all show our
kids _L5: First City in Space_.