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Old 06-09-2015, 11:25 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by rubecube View Post
Except removing those exceptions wouldn't make them equal. You're talking about formal equality, which is much different than the equality of results that are necessary to reverse years of systemic discrimination. Additionally most of these rights and exceptions were/are constitutionally guaranteed. I really wonder how many people have any understanding at all of how constitutional law works, and just exactly what is required to make the sweeping changes they're talking about. It's a logistical nightmare and that doesn't even get into the ethics of it.
You can legislate formal equality, but you can't legislate discrimination. Formal equality would be the first step to removing the discrimination that FN people face.
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