"A REPUBLIC, if you can keep it" responded Mr. Franklin back in the day. Not a Democracy (= Mob Rule). The problems we encure today result from the people that VOTE in the politicians, regardless of any fraud here or there in conjunction with a complicit medai (for whatever reason, I don't quite understand) Equal protection, as i understand it, means "What i can or can't do, no one else can or can't do" Meaning...I can't marry my dog and neither can you. Personal preferences are not guaranteed under "Equal protection" Sadley, "Equal protection" has come under the heading "Personal preference" Where does one draw a (the) line?