Look, part of the promise of the United States is the fact that we are led to believe that there is equality under the law, and if this was true, this nation would be in a lot better place and would truly represent not only a blessed sanctuary for those that immigrate here, but would be a bastion of fairness for all those who are citizens of this nation.
It is one thing when there is a distinct and obvious trendline that brings us ever closer to equal justice and equality for all, as contrasted to a trendline that is moving in the opposite direction or is stagnant. That said, it has to be acknowledged that in a lot of respects, the United States is a more inclusive nation than it has historically been known for. Still, that said, it is the last mile that is the most difficult mile, of which it doesn’t seem that presently the United States is making progress where it needs to make progress, and that is disappointing especially to all those who believe in our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, as our founding documents that should not just represent our guiding light, but also critically, the spirit of such, must be adhered to.
In truth, we understand our true status in life by how we are treated, fairly or unfairly, of which that treatment ought to be about fairness for all, as opposed to some being favored and others being clearly unfavored. The way that we determine whether there is procedural fairness is not just whether it is consistent day by day, but whether that fairness consists of the appropriate respect and consideration that we owe one to another, of which the state should be the epitome of how best to conduct our relationships by conducting itself in a manner that demonstrates equality and fairness for all, and thereby is no respecter of persons.
The fact is that our eyes do not deceive us, and further to the point, those who suffer from procedural unfairness know that they thereby are not respected equally within their community, and because their standing within that community is inferior to others, that reflects that they aren’t fully benefiting from the laws of the land, because they receive less consideration than other people do, which is unfair.
The least that this country owes its citizenry, is to be fair to all, and to thereby do what that nation does based upon the merits of a particular situation, as opposed to prejudging others, or purposely making it essentially public policy that some who have certain physical characteristics, or have a wealth of money, or are well connected, thus hold over all others and are thereby treated with the upmost respect and consideration.
Of course, many of us do desire favoritism, for the obvious reason that the corresponding result for us is going to be more favorable, but that isn’t fair and that isn’t right, which means that it is the governmental responsibility to step in and do its part to treat all with the same degree of respect, or else that government has betrayed its good purpose by failing to uphold our unalienable rights and failing to acknowledge that all are created equal, without exception.