Affirmative Consent in Post-Secondary Education Act - Political Tracker Polls

[Lief 🗽]

A college disciplinary hearing is not like a criminal case where a beyond reasonable doubt standard is necessary and appropriate. I'm not sure what you two don't understand about that, it's a pretty basic facet of our legal system.

Obviously if the DA wants to bring sexual assault charges, that would be a criminal matter but that has nothing to do with this bill.

[Lief 🗽]

I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker, but what exactly is this "root cause" you're alluding to? And the idea that this bill ignores "the culture" is ridiculous; the entire purpose of this bill is to change the culture. Just like 1950s-style marital rape is no longer appropriate, the point of legislation like this is to teach people and change norms, so that everyone understands that only sex where both partners are affirmatively and enthusiastically consenting should be appropriate.

And universities are in charge of disciplining their students all the time. I don't know why only when we get to rape people suddenly think universities should not be able to kick out or otherwise discipline students who pose a threat to the safety of their students and campus.