Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.

There is no proportional representation requirement in the Equal Protection Clause.

The 'takings' clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.

When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.

Equal protection under the law - for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation - should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day.