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Showing Original Post only (View all)Question For The Class: Wouldn't This Be The Perfect Moment To Re-Introduce The ERA ??? [View all]
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and, in 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time. In 1972,it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification. The ERA failed to receive the requisite number of ratifications before the final deadline mandated by Congress of June 30, 1982 expired and so it was not adopted.
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Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment
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Question For The Class: Wouldn't This Be The Perfect Moment To Re-Introduce The ERA ??? [View all]
WillyT
Apr 2012
OP
Scott Walker signed the repeal of the Wisconsin Equal Pay enforcement act just last week.
dflprincess
Apr 2012
#10
After experiencing the ERA defeat in the late 70s, I must say that I became pretty cynical.
CTyankee
Apr 2012
#30
Yes, I was politically active in that ERA fight back in the late 70s. I was working in D.C. at
CTyankee
Apr 2012
#32
Scalia's argument is monumentally stupid, IMO. To argue, in effect, that you somehow have
CTyankee
Apr 2012
#35
Maybe not. There is a movement afoot to start where we left off...with 3 more states to go!
CTyankee
Apr 2012
#19
And Another Thing... The Current Democrats Are Too Stupid/Afraid To See This As An Advantage...
WillyT
Apr 2012
#17