Comments on: Hastert Knew About Mark Foley Allegations http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:07:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mr. Reason http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/comment-page-1/#comment-80944 Mr. Reason Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:02:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/#comment-80944 Uh, hey Groucho, better think twice. It's not that simple actually. Age of consent in D.C. may not even be a factor here. Whether or not Foley broke the law will depend entirely on where he and the teen were at the time of the conversation. If he or the teen were in Foley's home state of Florida at the time, it's FLORIDA law that applies. Under Florida law, it is illegal and an offense to encourage, offer or solicit sexual conduct on the Internet with anyone under 18. Period. If the online interaction was with multiple teens in multiple states, Foley's fate is even more murky. So until it's all straightened out, it's really up in the air and not as cut and dry as the age of consent. Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Foley himself championed, he could face stiffer sentencing if convicted of anything relating to the online child laws. Party of morality my ass. Uh, hey Groucho, better think twice. It’s not that simple actually. Age of consent in D.C. may not even be a factor here. Whether or not Foley broke the law will depend entirely on where he and the teen were at the time of the conversation. If he or the teen were in Foley’s home state of Florida at the time, it’s FLORIDA law that applies. Under Florida law, it is illegal and an offense to encourage, offer or solicit sexual conduct on the Internet with anyone under 18. Period. If the online interaction was with multiple teens in multiple states, Foley’s fate is even more murky. So until it’s all straightened out, it’s really up in the air and not as cut and dry as the age of consent. Under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Foley himself championed, he could face stiffer sentencing if convicted of anything relating to the online child laws. Party of morality my ass.

]]> By: Groucho Marx http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/comment-page-1/#comment-80763 Groucho Marx Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:23:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/#comment-80763 Oh, by the way. To all members of the lunatic left-wing fringe: In the District of Columbia, the legal age of sexual consent is 16. Need a link? http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm Now, if you're going to start bitching and screaming that even if it's legal, it's inappropriate for a 50-something politician to have sex with an unpaid young volunteer, and any such politician should be forced to resign immediately just for suggesting it ... ... need I remind you ... Oh, by the way. To all members of the lunatic left-wing fringe:

In the District of Columbia, the legal age of sexual consent is 16.

Need a link?

http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm

Now, if you’re going to start bitching and screaming that even if it’s legal, it’s inappropriate for a 50-something politician to have sex with an unpaid young volunteer, and any such politician should be forced to resign immediately just for suggesting it …

… need I remind you …

]]> By: ChrisO http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/comment-page-1/#comment-80531 ChrisO Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:18:04 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2006/09/30/hastert-knew-of-allegations-against-mark-foley/#comment-80531 The e-mails may not have been as damning as IMs, but as Josh Marshall points out, it took ABC News exactly one day to uncover the IMs after seeing the e-mails. I guess the difference is you have to want to know the truth. The e-mails may not have been as damning as IMs, but as Josh Marshall points out, it took ABC News exactly one day to uncover the IMs after seeing the e-mails. I guess the difference is you have to want to know the truth.

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