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OT: American Politics

zeke said:
that's not how constitutional amendments work unfortunately.
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Biden is leaning on the American Bar Association’s opinion, the senior Biden official said, which “stresses that no time limit was included in the text of the Equal Rights Amendment” and “stresses that the Constitution’s framers wisely avoided the chaos that would have resulted if states were able to take back the ratifying votes at any time.”

38 states ratified the amendment. Which makes it so. The five states that backtracked, are the issue.

This amendment, should it stay, would be a constitutional wedge for women' rights. It will go to the Supreme Court.
 
thehabhater said:
Biden is leaning on the American Bar Association’s opinion, the senior Biden official said,
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zeke said:
that's not how constitutional amendments work unfortunately.
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Statement from President Joe Biden on the Equal Rights Amendment​


I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex. We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women’s full equality once and for all.

On January 27, 2020, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The American Bar Association (ABA) has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment. I agree with the ABA and with leading legal constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.

It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.
 
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