Constitutional initiatives play a pivotal role in the governance of the State, and thus warrant careful consideration . One of the purposes of the Fourteenth Amendment was to provide federal protection of individual rights against the states.The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. A YES vote on this amendment: A yes vote would enshrine the right to hunt and fish in the Florida State Constitution. The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is one of the nation's most important laws relating to citizenship and civil rights. Amendment to the United States Constitution. This case involves the Fifth, Eleventh and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.