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In reply to the discussion: Question For The Class: Wouldn't This Be The Perfect Moment To Re-Introduce The ERA ??? [View all]Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)25. You're mischaracterizing my position
I didn't say "GIVE UP." Here's what I actually wrote:
Tactically, it's probably better to invest that time and money in other fights.
If you want a World War II analogy, it's as if the Allies had assembled the D-Day invasion force and then sent it to attack Antarctica instead of Normandy. My point is that one should direct one's effort toward the strategic target most likely to further one's goals, and I'm not convinced that the ERA meets that standard.
At a minimum, ERA proponents should be prepared to identify the federal or state laws that are currently in effect but that would become unconstitutional upon the passage of the ERA. I think there would be a few, but not many. It might be that the only major practical change wrought by the ERA would be subjecting women to Selective Service registration, and to the draft if conscription is ever reinstated. If that's the goal, it could be achieved through simple Congressional majorities plus the President's signature, rather than trying to win over Congressional supermajorities plus numerous state legislatures.
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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
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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