Equal Protection

    Gay Marriage and Equal Protection

    By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  July 8th at 09:31 AM  | 

    All legislation generally creates classifications that work to the advantage or the disadvantage of certain people. For example, 20-year olds can drive; 12-year-olds cannot. You can legally drink at 21, but not at 16. An indigent single parent is entitled to government financial aid, but millionaires are not. And so on. The Equal Protection Clause does not mean that government must treat everyone equally, only | Read More »