Senate Protest and Analysis Thread

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It's pretty simple- anyone over 14 is now an adult.  Yes, firearms are included, as well as drinking, smoking, driving, being in porn, sexual consent, having a job, leaving home and supporting yourself (your parents could kick you out too, if they wanted to), joining the military or being drafted, suing or being sued, etc. etc. etc.  I contend that if 14 year olds are mature enough to look at porn unrestrained, they have the maturity for all of these other things as well.

Being in porn? Prostitution? Drinking? Smoking? Are you insane? You don't see a difference between just watching some porn and these activities?

[Sbane]

It's pretty simple- anyone over 14 is now an adult.  Yes, firearms are included, as well as drinking, smoking, driving, being in porn, sexual consent, having a job, leaving home and supporting yourself (your parents could kick you out too, if they wanted to), joining the military or being drafted, suing or being sued, etc. etc. etc.  I contend that if 14 year olds are mature enough to look at porn unrestrained, they have the maturity for all of these other things as well.

Being in porn? Prostitution? Drinking? Smoking? Are you insane? You don't see a difference between just watching some porn and these activities?

Why is Fritz insane? Are you insane? Everytime I take a postion, Fritz takes a slightly different one, both of which disagree with you; We are insane for taking a different position from you. When did you get sole monopolization of the right ideas? I'll take Fritz's personal experience over your theoretical nonesense anyday.

No he's not insane obviously. I just don't see the need for this straw man legislation. Where is the proof that watching pornography at the age of 14 is worse than at 18? On the other hand smoking and drinking is bad for you at every age (and even worse at 14 because you are still developing) but adults can make that choice for themselves. Arms are also dangerous in the hands of immature teenagers, pornography not so much. If you guys disagreed with the "bow chicka bow wow" bill that is just fine with me, but stop being such cry babies.

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I don't see why we should only expand existing universities. Or if the regions were going to create more universities with their money, why does it matter if it is a regional one or a federal school? I would favor the regions spending more money and effort on community colleges and state schools (like the CSU system in California) rather than research universities. These regional research universities are fine and should continue to function but their focus should be on the community colleges and state schools. The federal government can then focus on national research universities, which the regions can build in an economically distressed location in their region.