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Originally Posted by Dakota
That does nothing to change my view. I oppose such class-, gender-, position-based laws. Doesn't equal protection under the law mean anything anymore?
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I wish that everyone lived under equal protection under the law, but there are some Americans who don't. I agree that some of the laws are silly but others are a step in the right direction.
Some people may consider the drug sentencing laws around cocaine to be "race" influenced. We do seem to go a bit easier on the mommy's from the suburbs then the people who use cocaine in it's non powered form.
Some people may consider stealing people's investments/pensions the same as robbing a bank,without a weapon, to be the same but we seem to go a wee bit easier on the suit and tie thieves.
We have seen rich private citizens get to take the property of not so rich private citizens-all for the greater good, of course and with the force and might of the Gov't...so the losers of their property may not feel equally protected....
Some people have gooten kicked out of the military because of who they sleep with....And if one is concerned about someone else's sexual habits those that make you a sex addict ?....They might not feel equally protected.
In a perfect country we all would have the same equal protection but alas we're not perfect......