It means that everyone is viewed as "equal" before the law, and they all are afforded equal treatment under the law.
Laws of each place vary and how existing laws in each place came about differs. But, no matter where you live or whose laws you're asking about, no 'system' is perfect, laws are enacted by humans and legal systems are operated by humans. Humans have flaws and make mistakes but humans are all we have to work with right now. Equality of law does not come from the laws, equality is in the hands of those who enforce and adjudicate the laws.
Yes, it includes support for Washington's marriage equality laws.
There was equality because the Plebeians rioted. Also the Laws of Twelve Tables were created for everyone. Everyone was equal
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws
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Yes and that was the purpose of the laws. They were institutional discrimination.
purchase of large consumer goods, such as cars
The purchase of large consumer goods, such as cars
Jim Crow laws denied equal access to schools.
Laws are generally not invented randomly. Laws are derrived from issues of injustice and inequality that must be fixed to create balace, equality, and justice. In the United States, laws are created by the Legislative Branch of Government - the House of Representatives and the Senate.
our system of government to be based on the principles of equality