Thom Stewart wrote:
Katy,
That is something that is unanswerable. I don't believe that age group
should be allowed to demonstrate against government policy but not
allowed to object against those demonstrating. I do think that age group
is old enough to be allowed "Freedom of Choice!"

Drivers Licenses, un-married sex, abortions, single motherhood,
tattooing. military life, priesthood, drinking age, marrying age, etc; I
don't think lend themselves to LAWS.

Just my opinion and that isn't worth very much. I made up my mind to
serve in the Navy when I was 13. I finally convinced my Mother & Father
to sign for me at 17. It was a problem. My Mother believed as you do. It
was probably the most important decision of my life and it was made when
I was 13.


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There's nothing wrong about deciding on your life's path at 13 and then
working towards it...but as I said, active duty at 16-17 IMO is
ridiculous...most kids that age think they're mature enough to handle
adult situations, but they're not. Cas ein point, teenage marriages
that fail, unwed mothers, abortions, and the other things you mentioned
(I don't quite know where priesthood fits in there since you have to be
a degreed adult to take your final vows and can't even take the secular
vows until you're 18...)