[NutCrackerBoy]

We should not be wasting our bandwidth on the non-issue of equal rights.

I agree with you but unfortunately we do not have that luxury based on what the Massachusetts SJC has done. It is a given that the concept of equal protection under the law has been interpreted to apply ouside the scope of rights protection, e.g. Bush v. Gore

If equal protection is asserted, which is what the SJC has (preposterously) done, then Luis Gonzalez unfortunately is correct.

[ArGee]

It is a given that the concept of equal protection under the law has been interpreted to apply ouside the scope of rights protection, e.g. Bush v. Gore

There is another option. The Massachusetts legislature could tell the court that it is full of it and either ignore their decree, creating a crisis, or impeaching those who are not doing their duty.

No, I am not holding my breath.

Shalom.