(4) Finally, in deciding whether heightened scrutiny is appropriate under the Equal Protection Clause, the Court has looked with particular suspicion upon laws that discriminate on the basis of "immutable... or distinguishing characteristics that define [persons] as a discrete group".
That the Boy Scouts can now legally exercise this right on the basis of an immutable characteristic like sexual orientation should concern rather than comfort people and should inform the next round of debate over the extent to which this particular group is worthy of public support.
"Racism is attacking people on the basis of their immutable characteristics, which is how our government operates.
One popular view is that direct discrimination is wrong because the discriminator treats persons on the basis of traits that are immutable and not under the control of the individual possessing them.
Thus, there are serious problems with the popular view that direct discrimination is wrong due to the immutable nature of the traits on the basis of which the discriminator treats the persons whom he wrongs.
Something so base as an immutable characteristic?
Some of these factors are immutable (e.g., having a chronic health condition) and could form the basis for targeted interventions aimed at high-risk subgroups whereas others are modifiable (e.g., primary care case management services) and could be implemented at the system-level to benefit all Medicaid-enrolled infants.
Animal models that are considered long-lived on the basis of their body size are essential to fill the gap assessing the immutable role of time in aging and the manifestation of age-related diseases.
A receptacle consciousness (as the name suggests), can form the basis for the reception of consciousness traces (vijñānavāsanā), whereas a self, if conceived as a singular and immutable agent, is incapable of providing such a support.
