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From: laura@utcsstat.UUCP (Laura Creighton)
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Subject: Re: NAMBLA RESOLUTION
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Date: Tue, 17-Jan-84 23:08:36 EST
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Personally, I think that the idea of an age requirement for citizenship is
remarkably short-sighted. I know some very deep 12 year olds who are much
deeper than some 24 year olds I know. I wouldn't mind extending the vote
to one of those 12 year olds. I figure that we ought to be able to come
up with something that is better than an age for determining what is an
adult. Especially when it comes to things like voting -- these days any
fool can vote, but i would rather if the people who voted had some indication
of the responsibility involved.

I wish people knew what they were getting into when they became parents, as
well. These days you seem to do it by default. There are an awful lot of
miserable kids out there, and it would be nice if the parents who now
regret having kids (or so many kids) could have demonstrated the foresight
not to get into the predicament. 

the school system seems intent on treating children as their parents property
around here. Are you people any better off? if not, though I have my doubts
that 5 year olds can actually decide on what to study at school, I am not
entirely sure that the adults are actually doing all that much better. Mostly
all I see is evidence that the adults can politic like crazy -- at such times
the children seem to be lost in the scramble.

Laura Creighton (no I don't think that NAMBLA has the right idea, but
		 at least they have brought up certain things which are broken.)
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