Curtis v. Kline

I must dissent.

As the Majority correctly points out, the rational basis test to determine whether a statute is constitutional requires, first, a determination of whether the challenged legislation seeks to promote any legitimate state interest. It must then be decided whether the statute bears a reasonable relationship to the *261intended objective. Commonwealth v. Parker White Metal Company, 512 Pa. 74, 515 A.2d 1358 (1986). However, “the Constitution does not require situations ‘which are different in fact or opinion to be treated in law as though they were the same.’ ” Wells v. Civil Service…