Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Julia Thompson
Charlie Bell wrote: On Mar 22, 2006, at 11:02 AM, PAT MATHEWS wrote: And in the UK (lost the attribution) a boy of 13 was accused of statuatory rape for having consensual sex with a girl of 11-going- on-12. But in the UK the age of consent is 16. So if you're under 16, you can't give

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Charlie Bell
On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:20 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: The laws in the US vary from state to state. Texas does something fairly reasonable -- I've forgotten the age of consent, but if one person is on one side and the other is on the other side, if the difference in ages is a certain

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Jim Sharkey
Charlie Bell wrote: shame some other states seem to be wanting to go back to the century before last in terms of contraception and abortion. Hey, we have to keep our children from learning that filthy, dirty sex can actually be fun! How do you expect to do that if you don't punish them with

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Jim Sharkey
Charlie Bell wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Hey, we have to keep our children from learning that filthy, dirty sex can actually be fun! How do you expect to do that if you don't punish them with ignorance and unwanted pregnancies? In the dark, in the bedroom, in the missionary position only Maru

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Robert Seeberger
Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On Mar 22, 2006, at 11:02 AM, PAT MATHEWS wrote: And in the UK (lost the attribution) a boy of 13 was accused of statuatory rape for having consensual sex with a girl of 11-going- on-12. But in the UK the age of consent is 16. So if you're under

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Robert Seeberger
Charlie Bell wrote: On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:51 AM, Jim Sharkey wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: shame some other states seem to be wanting to go back to the century before last in terms of contraception and abortion. Hey, we have to keep our children from learning that filthy, dirty sex can

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Dave Land
On Mar 22, 2006, at 2:46 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:51 AM, Jim Sharkey wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: shame some other states seem to be wanting to go back to the century before last in terms of contraception and abortion. Hey, we have to keep our

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: The laws in the US vary from state to state. Texas does something fairly reasonable -- I've forgotten the age of consent, but if one person is on one side and the other is on the other side, if the difference in ages is a certain margin or less

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-22 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:04 PM Wednesday 3/22/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: The laws in the US vary from state to state. Texas does something fairly reasonable -- I've forgotten the age of consent, but if one person is on one side and the other is on the other side,

Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-21 Thread The Fool
http://smh.com.au/news/National/Labor-will-make-ISPs-block-net-porn/20 06/03/21/114270305.html Labor's plan to protect children from online pornography and graphic violence has been backed by family groups, but dismissed by the government and internet industry. Opposition Leader Kim Beazley

RE: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-21 Thread PAT MATHEWS
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://smh.com.au/news/National/Labor-will-make-ISPs-block-net-porn/20 06/03/21/114270305.html Labor's plan to protect children from online pornography and graphic violence has been backed by family groups, but dismissed by the government and internet

Re: Fascist Censorship Spreads: AU Labor Party to Filter Internet at ISP

2006-03-21 Thread Charlie Bell
On Mar 22, 2006, at 11:02 AM, PAT MATHEWS wrote: And in the UK (lost the attribution) a boy of 13 was accused of statuatory rape for having consensual sex with a girl of 11-going- on-12. But in the UK the age of consent is 16. So if you're under 16, you can't give consent legally. So