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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsERA ratification held up by a memo from 2020
A Trump-Era Memo Is Blocking The Equal Rights Amendment From Being Ratified Today
The Equal Rights Amendment, which ensures women have equal protections under the law, should become the 28th Amendment of the Constitution this week.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-era-memo-blocking-equal-rights-amendment-ratification-today_n_61f1e7dbe4b0061af259fed2
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ERA ratification held up by a memo from 2020 (Original Post)
SleeplessinSoCal
Jan 2022
OP
Pretty hard to go back and insert modern lexicon into a document that's been circulating for so long
lagomorph777
Jan 2022
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Klaralven
(7,510 posts)1. "equality on the basis of sex."
But not gender?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. Pretty hard to go back and insert modern lexicon into a document that's been circulating for so long
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)3. I suppose the Roberts Court would then get to define "sex".
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)4. Yeah, they seem to enjoy redefining words.