Another corrupt Republican Congressman resigns

[Sam Spade]

how can this be a partisan issue?

this guy happens to be a perv and a republican?

are you claiming that all republican are pervs.  or are all pervs republicans?

It is likely that fernie thinks both.

[Sam Spade]

Gay Democrats are open about being gay and stick to hitting on other adults.  It seems that the gay Republicans hide in the closet and chase little boys.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/congressman.e.mails/index.html

I see that you have forgotten about Gary Studds.

[Sam Spade]

Washington Post had an interesting history tree concerning major sexual allegations in the last 25 years or so in Congress before Clinton's impeachment.   Some food for thought...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/congress.htm

[Sam Spade]

The age of consent in Florida is 16, anyway, I think.  That part I don't care.

Secretly using your office to sexually come on to much younger aides, on the other hand.

How nice of you to ignore the federal law written by one Mark Foley.

Actually, the only federal law I know of dealing with cybersex in federal statutes is this one:

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The rest of the federal laws on the subject do apply to those under the age of 18, but generally require crossing state lines with the intent of actually having sex with a minor, which so far, the former Congressman hasn't been accused of doing (but I wouldn't be surprised if he did).