Lonestar_logic
Republic of Texas
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There was a post that said something along the line about homosexual marriage and equal rights. That was the post I meant to respond to.
If you were trying to respond to MY post, I talked about equal protection - not equal rights.
Define "equal protection" and explain how you homosexuals are not given equal protection.
I define it as:
A clause set out in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution that dictates that state governments cannot pass or enforce any laws based solely on a specific classification of person by race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or age.
One of the main limitations in the Equal Protection Clause is that it limits only the powers of government bodies, and not the private parties on whom it confers equal protection. This limitation has existed since 1883 and has not been overturned.