I'm just a peon, but shouldn't "Equal Protection Under the Law" mean that we too could exempt ourselves?
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution prescribes "equal protection of the laws" to all Americans.
But what does that mean, if the President of the United States can arbitrarily grant waivers, so that A, B and C have to obey the laws but X, Y and Z do not as with both ObamaCare and the immigration laws?