Court rejects challenge to 'don't ask, don't tell'

[Mr. P]

That is your interpretation.....

No it's the clause.

[jimnyc]

Equal protection was about race and a few other things but not lifestyle.

That is your interpretation.....

The below stated clause is extremely similar to the Employment Title 7, which protects solely the same classes provided below. There's nothing to interpret, unless you're an activist judge. To get your interpretation, an additional amendment would need to be passed to add an additional classification to protect - and we know how you feel about the odds of the US constitution being amended.

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.

[LiberalNation]

find where it says written out that abortion is protected private medical procedure in the constitution. Yet all challenges to roe v wade have failed.

[jimnyc]

find where it says written out that abortion is protected private medical procedure in the constitution. Yet all challenges to roe v wade have failed.

So? And how does that dispute the fact that queers are NOT a protected characteristic? Are you implying that you feel the SC will get involved and "create law" granting rights to queers under the equal protection clause where the characteristics are already clearly spelled out? You're comparing apples and oranges and getting your hopes up on a seriously flawed analogy.

And you haven't challenged the facts I presented showing that in the past 8 years the queer movement has actually lost traction. Queers want to believe they are getting more and more people involved in their cause and they are gaining traction. They fail to realize that they are also creating a stir amongst those wanting to protect marriage and bringing out more and more of us. We just don't dance in the streets as cross dressers to gather support, and don't make headlines based on queer theatrics.

[PostmodernProphet]

find where it says written out that abortion is protected private medical procedure in the constitution. Yet all challenges to roe v wade have failed.

properly drafted ballot proposals to limit abortion have not failed.......in fact, they gain increasing support every time.....