[Xenalyte]

Welcome to FR! Glad to have you onboard.

They actually let us know that sex before 18 was illegal. However, then they told us not to worry about breaking it because the police will never catch you.

They lied, and if proof is needed, they should check out how Mary Kay LeTourneau went back to prison. The release last week was her second; after her first, when she was barred from seeing her 13-year-old boyfriend, the two of them were busted having sex in a car. Back to the Big House for the lady.

[Xenalyte]

BTW, when you get around to the Conservative Club, there are thousands of us around here who'd be happy to help. When the time comes, post a thread. :)

[southernnorthcarolina]

Great post, and let me add my welcome. As you implied, you do need to update your screen name -- maybe something which will be applicable for a few years, like "Highskooler" or similar. Good idea to identify yourself up front as non-elderly, but your name needs a little staying power. I'm sure the administrators here can help you with a change, should you so desire.

I was interested, and encouraged, to see that you're thinking of starting a Conservative Club at your high school. Ah, I remember the days of the "Youth for McKinley Club" I was in -- OK, I'm not that old, though sometimes I feel like I am. But conservatism, or perhaps more accurately, the perception of conservatism, changed with Ronald Reagan. Prior to him, conservatism was generally perceived as anti-everything, or go-slow-ism. Maybe even "liberal-lite." So-called conservatives in the Nixon-Ford era (and that's really where I first became politically aware) so often agreed with the liberals on social issues, differing only in that they wished to implement "reforms" more slowly. Many "conservatives" of that era pushed for slightly lower and/or slightly less progressive taxes, as opposed to a true flat tax; they supported a reduction in the rate of increasing government regulations and the attendant bureaucracy, but not an actual rollback of government; they supported judicial activism, only to a somewhat lesser extent did the liberals; and so on. In other words, they (the so-called "conservatives" of the era) were timid.

When you get your Conservative Club organized, my advice (unsolicited, granted) would be that the club have as its founding principal being for issues, as opposed to being simply naysayers. It's easier, and more popularly acceptable, to have a positive agenda. Seize the initiative, and get people talking. Everyone won't agree with your issues, of course, but you may be surprised at how many do.

[GarySpFc]

I was an officer with Kansans for Life for over ten years. During that time we had former PP members confess they knew if they were able to get into the schools for a session the abortion rate would be more than doubled for students they instructed.

[WorkingClassFilth]

If you're in a gubmint school, start taping or shooting video when you think the lunatics are gonna roll. There is a great need on the big, wide, conservative web for this kind of thing...

[garbanzo]

I'm no prude, nor am I an advocate of ignorance-till-your-wedding-night approaches to sex ed. However, I do wonder about some of the folks who sign up to teach sex ed and develop these sorts of curricula. Methinks the interest is more than academic, if you know what I mean.

[Aquinasfan]

Homeschool bump

[AVNevis]

Thanks for all your advice today. I have decided that instead of bringing a tape-recorder to school during sex-ed week, I will just take diligent notes. Then I will type the notes up and send them in the form of a press release to all the media outlets.

I would have done the tape-recorder thing if it wasn't on shacky legal ground. However, if I get a lawyer or a talk-show host to defend me if something goes wrong I might re-consider.

I will post another thread closer to sex-ed week. Until then I'll keep you updated on the latest happening in my liberal high school.

[Melas]

That's really the rub. Sex before 18 isn't illegal in your state. It's perfectly legal for example for 2 16 year olds to have sex, or a 16 and a 19 year old. 16 and 20 however would be illegal.

See sections 261-269 of your penal code.