[TheRealVille]

^An exhibit? Really? The Fourteenth Amendment had and has nothing to do with gay marriage and quoting people out of context will not sway any reasonable person to believe that it does. How do you reconcile your convenient interpretation of the 14th Amendment in the case of gay marriage with your support of a progressive federal income tax rate? If your argument is valid, then what about people who are deprived of a disproportionate portion of their property because of their place of residence and income level?

If the 14th Amendment was intended to allow gay couples to marry so that they can take advantage of, among other things, more equitable treatment by the IRS, then why do nearly half of U.S. citizens pay no federal income taxes? Are citizens who have more than 50 percent of their income confiscated by federal, state, and local jurisdictions receiving equal protection under the law?

The same logic applies in both examples above. You are focusing on the word "liberty" but barring the arbitrary confiscation of "property" is an important part of the 14th Amendment. Should all U.S. citizens be subject to the same flat tax rates, or is your misinterpretation of the law one of convenience?

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I take it you are more educated on the constitution than the SCOTUS, and other Constitutional lawyers?