Sunday, July 21, 2013

Right is right

Virginia Right has a lengthy look at Cuccinelli proposal to protect children, and the left's attempts to make it a "Religious Right bashing gays" story.
Cuccinelli proposal comes due to a court ruling that threw out a sodomy statute, and might allow some sex offenders to escape their convictions.
Now, this opinion has the potential to overthrow legitimate statutes that are needed to protect children.  For example, the indecent liberties with minors section (18.2-370) has a reference to the sodomy statute as one prohibited act with a minor.  So does the indecent liberties by a teacher or other custodian of a child. (18.2-370.1)  I hate to sound alarmist but there is no other legal way (other than perhaps a misdemeanor contributing to a delinquency of a minor charge) to prosecute anyone for consensual sodomy with a minor or for seeking to persuade a minor to have consensual sodomy in Virginia.
For some, it's better to bash the Religious Right than to focus on protecting children.

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