> Equal protection is far more important than ensuring 6 year olds access to the free market. We don't have equal protection for children under the law. Childr

> Equal protection is far more important than ensuring 6 year olds access to the free market. We don't have equal protection for children under the law. Children aren't culpable for many criminal offenses and have reduced culpability for most others. > Would Starbucks be immune from health inspections and the other standard obligations of running a food business if they simply put a 5 year old as a figurehead CEO and had the COO run the ship? The 5 year old wouldn't be able to perform any legal actions as an executive of the company, so that's not an issue.