“In case you are otherwise unclear if one advocates overturning consent laws that protect children from pedophiles then you are supporting pedophilia. It is really that simple.”
Only to the simple is your argument “that simple”, and somehow I suspect you are anything but simple minded.
My argument with the age of consent laws is based upon the clear and unambiguous fact that a “one age suits all” law from a large and distant government is hardly likely to produce as valid a decision as a decision made by the young person and the parents.
Had the laws been written with a parental consent exception, I would agree with you regarding such laws. Indeed, I was curious as to whether anyone else would raise the issue of parental authority being recognized by such a clause.
If the parents are the supreme authority over their minor children, then age of consent laws must have a clause allowing the parents to give consent for their child to engage in a sexual relationship.
If, on the other hand, the state is the supreme authority in the family, then age of consent laws need no such clause recognizing parental final authority.
Which do you think best for American families and the republic?
My apologies, as I incorrectly assumed that my question was implicit in my posts.
No law is perfect, that is why we have a legal system, however I have yet to be presented with a clear and unambiguous age of consent law that is "one size fits all". In my state, the age of consent for heterosexual activity is 16. For homosexual activity, the age of consent is 18. One must be 18 years old to marry without parental consent. Girls aged 13 to 17 and boys aged 14 to 17 may be married only with their parent’s consent. Girls younger than 13 and boys younger than 14 are not allowed to be married. This covers your requirement of parental consent. However you will notice that in no possible example can sex between a 38 year old woman and a 12 year old boy be deemed legal and that was the topic at hand. Defending this particular act is what has put you in the indefensible position as being a female pedophile apologist. What the age of consent laws are in your state?