The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engage in gestures of superficial equality. (William Rehnquist)

The Constitution requires that Congress treat similarly situated persons similarly, not that it engage in gestures of superficial equality.

William Rehnquist

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