V-for-Vendicar wrote:
"David Moss" wrote
Libertarianism is based on the concept of informed consent.
Children are not in a position where they are fully aware of the
consequences of engaging in certain activities, hence cannot provide
informed consent for them to occur.

And that makes David Moss another Libertairan Liar.


From the Libertarian Party Platform..

21. CHILDREN'S RIGHTS

Children are human beings and, as such, have all the rights of human
beings.

...

We oppose all laws that empower government officials to seize children
and make them "wards of the state" or, by means of child labor laws
and compulsory education, to infringe on their freedom to work or
learn as they choose. We oppose all legally created or sanctioned
discrimination against (or in favor of) children, just as we oppose
government discrimination directed at any other artificially defined
sub-category of human beings. Specifically we oppose ordinances that
outlaw adults-only apartment housing.

We also support the repeal of all laws establishing any category of
crimes applicable to children for which adults would not be similarly
vulnerable, such as curfew, smoking, and alcoholic beverage laws, and
other status offenses. Similarly, we favor the repeal of "stubborn
child" laws and laws establishing the category of "persons in need of
supervision." We call for an end to the practice in many states of
jailing children not accused of any crime. We seek the repeal of all
"children's codes" or statutes which abridge due process protections
for young people. We further favor the abolition of the juvenile
court system, so that juveniles will be held fully responsible for
their crimes.

Whenever parents or other guardians are unable or unwilling to care
for their children, those guardians have the right to seek other
persons who are willing to assume guardianship, and children have the
right to seek other guardians who place a higher value on their lives.
Accordingly, we oppose all laws that impede these processes, notably
those restricting private adoption services or those forcing children
to remain in the custody of their parents against their will.

Children should always have the right to establish their maturity by
assuming administration and protection of their own rights, ending
dependency upon their parents or other guardians and assuming all the
responsibilities of adulthood.



This says the government can't *discriminate* against children. The
parents are the care givers and the rule makers when it comes to smoking
and any other family issues, not the government.


You seem preoccupied with having sex with children.



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