Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 7/20/83; site ihldt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhuxt!mhuxj!aluxz!mhuxi!mhuxa!houxm!ihnp4!ihldt!luchs From: luchs@ihldt.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Sexual Congressmen Message-ID: <1804@ihldt.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jul-83 15:05:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ihldt.1804 Posted: Thu Jul 21 15:05:23 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jul-83 11:37:37 EDT Organization: BTL Naperville, Il. Lines: 25 >From Tim Maroney's article of 7-20-83: "How just is it that we condemn a person for having sex with a teenager?" If I had teenage children, I would not object to them having sex. I *would* object to them having sex with a middle-aged member of Congress. I would worry that he/she was using his/her position of power to intimidate the teen into having a sexual relationship. Or, the young impressionable (they often are at that age) teen would be so flattered by the attentions of this person in a position of authority that the teen could be easily seduced. There is such a thing as taking *advantage* of another person (of any age.) That is what I object to! Then again, I understand that Daniel Crane is only human and who knows who was actually doing the pursuing... Anyway, I think we could do better than to re-elect these people. If not, this country is in even worse shape than I had guessed. -Sarah Luchs