cross posted from SMP "age of consent"

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Domestic implications of this?

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I'm not sure I understand what you're looking for now.

We have a system in place which (generally) encourages people to develop themselves to their potential. The resources exist for those who wish to use them, including the disadvantaged.

What is not supplied is motivation. If you want it, though, you can get just about anything you want here. (US)

I do think that we should abolish the department of education, though. I think they are holding us back in a terrible way. That is a discussion for another time, though.

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My main point is that we as a society have certain values like age of consent but also what a marriage is. I believe it is well within a societies right to have its values reflected in its laws, and that it is simply not enough to say well X law is based on religion therefore unjust or illegitmate and being based on a religion is not enough of a reason to overturn a reverse a law even when some people disagree or are restricted by said law.

Laws are legitimate when they reflect the values of the people. it is ridiculous to say that if there is disagreement on these values, there should then be no law at all so that nobody is restricted.