"First, you have to dismiss from your head the notion that states have rights. They don't. Individuals have rights. States have powers, and those powers are circumscribed by the US Constitution, just as are the powers of the Federal Government. The Federal Government under the 14th ammendment if not others has the authority, under equal protection to prevent the states from abusing their powers."
The 14th amendment applies only to race. You're sounding like a liberal.
You are wrong. Dead wrong. And equal protection under the laws is a good thing, even for conservatives.