'Enough is enough' goes way too far

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'I applaud Gov. Andrew Cuomo for seeking to change the culture surrounding sexual assault on New York's college campuses. His "Enough is Enough" campaign is raising much-needed awareness about the dangers of complacency with regard to campus sexual assault and rightly highlights the shameful way many sexual assault survivors have been treated by the institutions of higher education that they — and their parents — trusted to keep them safe.

But as much as there is to celebrate in Cuomo's plan, his proposal to change New York law so that college students must proactively say "yes" to every step of a romantic encounter, every single time, goes too far.

Ever kiss your partner without getting verbal permission first? Even if he or she kisses you back, if you don't ask your partner and your partner doesn't say "yes," under this new proposal, if you are a college student, you will have committed sexual assault.

The consequences of being accused of sexual assault can be severe and life-changing. Touching a boyfriend or girlfriend's behind on a college campus in the midst of a heated make-out session that began with a verbal "yes" — but without express, verbal consent for that touch — would be grounds for expulsion, no matter how many times it's happened before.'