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