[Antoninus]

Relax. The courts are not going to rule that a 40 year old has a Constitutional right to have sodomy with a 16 year old any time soon.

If by "any time soon" you mean "within the next 6-8 months" I would agree. After that, all bets are off.

The California legislature might though. :)

And this is a :) happy event for what reason, exactly?

[Torie]

You know what your real problem might be? Let me help you with some of this. You are a relative young man, who as so many young men do, may take himself far too seriously, and thus among other things, may lack a) a sense of humor, and b) a sense of irony, and c) a sense that there are many shades of gray on this complex planet, and trying to get it right is not as easy as one though in his salad days. If the shoe fits ... .