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Politics : Polite Political Discussion- is it Possible? An Experiment.
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To: epicure who wrote (1137)8/22/2006 11:29:33 AM
From: Dale BakerRead Replies (1) of 1695
 
Can you provide an example of federally upheld discrimination against a group with a physical/medical/biological disadvantage, apart from the view that homosexuality is innate and not chosen?

I can't recall any violations of equal protection for sufficiently compelling interests. Because equal protection is a constitutional principle rather than an expedient luxury. It is upheld in the face of other compelling interests because we value the principle in and of itself.
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