Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

[groovychk]

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So tell me folks -

What in the hell is wrong with this? -

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ARTICLE

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.
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I’m baffled by the opposition. Mind blowingly baffled.
Granted - Two years is too long to wait for taking effect - but still… come on!

Comments

[groovychk.livejournal.com]

It's not useless - anymore than any other part of the Constitution is useless.
To say it doesn't matter says that the whole system is trivial.
We are not at the wonderful level of equity and enlightenment that you seem to think we are. We need this now - not just for the future.
Truly - I am still baffled why it is opposed. If it takes away special priviledge on either side... yay!
Enshrine equality... and if it did get overturned - at least we would know that during this part of history we were getting better and almost there.

[(Anonymous)]

If we're referring to government equality, then yes... we are just about there. With notable exceptions, there is little to be done. And again... my opposition is on the potential abuses, not on the amendment itself.

[deviantgm.livejournal.com]

If we're referring to government equality, then yes... we are just about there. With notable exceptions, there is little to be done. And again... my opposition is on the potential abuses, not on the amendment itself.