Constitution Assignment Part C

I think that the US government betrayed these ideals frequently and deeply because of white supremacy. The Chinese immigrants had to build the railroads because the whites would not do it and the job is hard labor. During World War II, the Japanese-Americans were rounded up in concentration camps because the rich white people governing the country were afraid that they would become a threat to the country. Even now, Mexicans are doing the hard labor and still, they are receiving low wages from using more energy than most whites. Because whites has been running the country for many years, they tend to take advantage of others.
The US government should overrule state government laws against gay marriage because the laws against gay marriage contradicts the 14th amendment. Gay marriage is a "privilege" of citizens of the United States so state governments cannot create laws banning gay marriage. The US government should also step in to protect fetuses - as "persons" - from states that allow abortion. However, exceptions can be made by having a trial; for example, if a women gets raped, she should be heard by a jury to abort the baby. Women have the right to the liberty control of their own body and reproductive choices. The body and reproductive cells belong to the women and the government cannot take the right for a women to make choices for herself.
I think that the 13th amendment is the most significant because it eliminates slavery. Without the 13th amendment, slavery would still be going on and people would still think that it is okay to oppress people. Slavery would not only limit slave from interacting with people not their kind, but it would also limit other people from interacting with the slaves. It also strengthens the white supremacy and allows other races to feel even more inferior to the whites. The 13th amendment is partially why the United States is a country with freedom and equality.