Question

Originalists often hold that it is incorrect to use the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to strike down laws that discriminate because?
1 it runs contrary to the 10th Amendment.
2 laws that discriminate must be said to reflect the will of the majority.
3 it was not intended to protect people against discrimination.
4 it was only intended to protect the rights of newly freed slaves and no others.

Answer 1

Number 3

Answer 2

I say 3 too