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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by lisper on Friday June 26, 2015 @01:42PM (#9786428)
Yes, I agree, but the 14th amendment requires some kind of asymmetry in order to have effect. To violate equal-protection, something has to be unequal.
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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by dllthomas on Saturday June 27, 2015 @12:55PM (#9790728)
"To violate equal-protection, something has to be unequal."

Like, say, incarceration rates.

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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by lisper on Saturday June 27, 2015 @01:14PM (#9790791)
Not sure I get your meaning here. People who break the law are incarcerated more than people who don't break the law. That's not an equal protection violation.
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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by dllthomas on Saturday June 27, 2015 @01:30PM (#9790852)
I was speaking of racial disparities in incarceration rates for marijuana possession, despite no similar disparity in usage rates.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/04/t...

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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by lmm on Monday June 29, 2015 @10:46AM (#9798389)
That seems to be missing a comparison with dealing rates - aren't arrests mostly targeting dealers rather than users?
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