[live+let_live]

"it really isn't a matter for the states.

The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees all persons the equal protection of the laws."

"The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees there is no need for the states." -- There, all fixed.

[wideawake]

"The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees there is no need for the states." -- There, all fixed.

I suppose you take comfort in twisting others' words, since you have no thoughts of youer own to add.