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Congressman sends photo of him having a boner (in his boxer briefs) to a 21-year old woman on Twitter.

Media get wind of it. Congressman lies about it at first, but then comes clean and admits to having sent "lewd" photos to six women over a three-year period. He claims to have never actually touched any of the women.

Democrats consider him a liability for getting Obama re-elected or another Democrat into office. They want him to resign so they don't look bad.

Congressman apologizes for his actions many times, but nobody really cares because at this point the media and Republican blow-hards are out for blood.

Congressman announces his resignation today. New sources talk all ******** day long about it and I'm driving my courier route listening to this because 90.7 FM Sacramento is the only radio station that comes in fine and the CD player of the laboratory truck doesn't work so I was unable to listen to George Carlin's You Are All Diseased, the entirety of which is pure gold by the way.

Keep in mind, the man wasn't really doing anything illegal. He was sending sexting messages to consenting women of legal age on his own time, in his own private life, not really hurting anybody except his wife and even then she forgave him, and he wasn't using any taxpayer's dollars to do it. He was just minding his own ******** business and even when he was owning up to his mistakes, people kept slandering him.

Haha yeah yer right. In fact, I think the government should just let people run around doing whatever they want. Who cares? It's their own business. Robbing stores? Winning!! Teenage pregnancy!? WINNING! Drunk Driving? ********. After all, it's their business, not the Government's.
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Nobutsrsly, they should UP the age to at least 20-21, not take away the magic number completely. There actually is a HUGE difference in brain-function between 17 and 19, simply because it's still maturing. The part of the human brain that handles decision-making skills isn't fully finished developing until around age 23-25. When you've only got about a 6-year range, 1 year makes a big difference.
Now obviously there are extreme cases in either direction age-wise, but none of those are (or should affect) the standard. When you're 38 and making 5-year old mistakes, you're still accountable for those mistakes as a 38 year old. Not the governments fault? Who cares, it's his business. Mature 12 year olds will get all the respect they're due if they behave well, but their mistakes will be treated like 12 year old mistakes.

Obviously, Life isn't always fair. Remember where these laws came from in the first place. They were implemented to keep everybody safe, healthy, and out of troubles like Teenage Pregnancy.
There was a time when Teenage Pregnancy didn't happen all that often. Society had an overall higher moral standard that is seriously lacking in modern culture, clearly....
Nowadays, if there WERE no cut-off age, teen moms could say, "Well it's totally legal, I was allowed to make my own decisions, but dammit this just isn't fair!", whereas the way we got it, it becomes, "Well, it was a bad idea anyway, but the Law gave me one more good reason not to do it...."
Believe it or not, Lawmakers are not just out to get people; I mean, we wouldn't have these laws if they weren't problems at some point. There's a reason for every rule, and I think it'd be better to appreciate the Good that the Government is doing, instead of bitching about how 'unfair' it is. Speed limits are there for a reason, MIP laws are there for a reason, and so is the Age of Consent.

Ah, okay. So he did nothing wrong? Sounds about right.

The only thing is that he holds a public position that he was elected into. He is supposed to be a decent guy and uphold all these expectations. While I agree that he did nothing wrong, it got out and since it was linked to him, that is all he can be associated with for the rest of his public career.

Weiner is associated with his "scandal" and that's all you'll know him to be. I haven't heard of him otherwise. Not much for the plus side, I don't know of any good he did for his community. I know him for his so called scandal and how the public views him.

No, I also remember him lambasting Republicans in Congress with a passion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_GRkMZJn4&feature=relmfu

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Why the <******** did this guy resign? I haven't been this impressed by a man in a suit since Obama caught that fly right the ******** out of the air.

Yeah, you're right...but how do you test people to see whether they're responsible enough to have Sex? What does it mean to be "sexually responsible"? lol Can't do a test-drive to see how good you are, and that wouldn't stop people from Having sex before whatever age regardless....
But yeah you're right, as far as alcohol and stuff goes, people aren't too smart. But people will do stupid things no matter WHAT the government does, eh? At least when they wait 'til that age nobody can say it was the Government's fault. At that point, it becomes a mark on one's own social circles of influence, and their consequences, while technically legal, may hit closer to home in the long run.....

Or maybe that girl shouldn't be sending nude photos of herself to other people. Child Pornogrophy is serious for a reason, and if a 14 year old is doing it, who's to say she'll stop once she turns 18? I mean that may sound like an extreme, but like....say you were trying to hire a babysitter who's sent her nude photos to however many people (who obviously weren't too trustworthy, since the police got a hold of it xD), than you can infer that she's the kind of person who is very concerned with sex and sexuality, and that influence could potentially affect the way she interacts with the kids. It's a liability, especially in a country where Child-Pornography is taken so seriously.
Gurl, we have it GOOD. You know there are parts of the world where you can get your tongue cut out for leaving gum on the street? Guess what happens; nobody leaves gum on the street. Those kinds of consequences are definitely considered "unfair" by our standards, but if that's the law people will abide by it.
A principle that furthers my point saying the government should restrict further, not loosen up the rules to accommodate.

lol Trust me, I'm fully aware of just how wonderful the American Government is (maybe it's different in canadia?), but it is what it is, and it's a helluvalot better than Most places around the globe. At least you have the freedom to bash it, which is not something anybody should take for granted.

Ohhh yeaah. - w-