As for my "righteousness" it is precisely the opposite. It is because none of us is righteous that those of us who aware of our need understand that we must seek absolute standards beyond ourselves. The Founders understood the sinfulness of humankind and set in safeguards in our Constitution to prevent abuse, and also understood that the system wouldn't work without morality.
Again....it is understanding that I am NOT righteous that makes me understand how human nature works, and what it will do unbridled.
This, a social liberal like you cannot comprehend. And this, therefore, is my last attempt to help you figure it out. Good luck.
Before the internet the only form of communication people had was the TV and radio and we know who controlled those mediums. The problem with TV and radio is it is a one way communication with zero rebuttel allowed.
The internet has allowed like minded people to get together from areas all across the country to voice their opinions, change public opinion and hopefully the gov't. Banning what consenting adults view on the the 'net such as with LEGAL porn, whether a person likes it or not is a slippery slope.
The internet is our only form of defense we have against a tryannical gov't. Having the gov't take control of it in any way is bad news.
Keeping porn off of TV..fine. I have no problem with that but keep our only true voice of freedom open with zero gov't control
I wrote in post #481 "The age of consent is the age in which society determines a child is now an adult. That's it... and it's for all matters. Bank accounts, jury duty, voting, prison, EVERYTHING!"
And you quote it as "Legislating the age of consent for which someone can legally have sex with another is precisely legislating morality." With which you then construct an argument based on an idea that wasn't even in the original post.
Age of consent is not specific for sex. It is simply a measure of when society says that you are not a child anymore. Sex laws came afterward, using the already existing age of consent as a convenient yardstick.
Again....it is understanding that I am NOT righteous that makes me understand how human nature works, and what it will do unbridled.
And yet, you have no problem telling everyone that does not believe the way you do that they are wrong, to the point of insults (not to me, but others have commented on it). Have you not heard the phrase "let he who is without sin cast the first stone"?