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There is no inconsistency there, other than the age opf consent.

It is still rape is there is no consent, and an individual has to be of legal age to consent.

It uniformly says that all people engaged in sexual acts have to be of legal age to consent.

Texas law says draws a class distinction and condones the commission of deviant sexual intercourse to some people, while criminalizing it for others.

What's incredibly weird about Texas, is that it allows homosexuals to adopt children, but objects to their having homosexual sex on moral grounds.

504 posted on 04/27/2003 9:28:49 PM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (When the elephants are stampeding, don't worry about the pissants.)

Ahem. If they have reached the age of consent for sex then yes they can "consent" to have sex with an adult. This is why it is referred to as age of consent. Sheesh.

Age of consent is below 18 in some states.

508 posted on 04/27/2003 9:32:10 PM PDT by weegee (NO BLOOD FOR RATINGS: CNN let human beings be tortured and killed to keep their Baghdad bureau open)