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hlthe2b

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1. And Laurence Tribe says otherwise:
Fri Jan 17, 2025, 02:07 PM
Jan 2025
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-equal-rights-amendment-at-long?r=1ndny&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
The excerpt below is just that.. please read the full piece at the link above (where he addresses specifically every one of nylib's points.

Laurence Tribe - The Equal Rights Amendment at Long Last [View all]
It is not necessary for the National Archivist to publish the ERA in order for it to be adopted according to the provisions of the Constitution.


In our modern age of broadcast, cable and internet communication, the President’s announcement itself performed that function.

Accordingly, our Constitution now demands that “equality of rights under the law cannot be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.”

It’s long past time!

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