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(35,249 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2024, 10:24 PM Dec 4

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"46 Senators Call on Biden to Certify Equal Rights Amendment as GOP Control Looms "There is no excuse for leaving us all

46 Senators Call on Biden to Certify Equal Rights Amendment as GOP Control Looms
"There is no excuse for leaving us all unprotected," said one advocate.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/era-equal-rights-amendment

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Despite the amendment meeting the ratification requirements, Biden has yet to direct the national archivist, Colleen Shogan, to certify the ERA and publish it in the Federal Register, which would formally cement it as part of the U.S. Constitution.

Once published, the amendment would guarantee legal equality between men and women, and reproductive rights advocates have said it could be invoked by judges to overturn anti-abortion rights laws that have been passed by Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country—an urgent issue as President-elect Donald Trump's second term in office with a GOP-controlled Congress draws near.

"As you are keenly aware," wrote the senators, "after nearly 50 years under the protections of Roe, more than half of all Americans have seen their rights come under attack, with access to abortion care and lifesaving healthcare varying from state to state. A federal solution is needed, and the ERA is the strongest tool to ensure equality and protect these rights for everyone. It would establish the premise that sex-based distinctions in access to reproductive care are unconstitutional, and therefore that abortion bans—which single out women for unfair denial of medical treatment based on sex—violate a constitutional right to sex equality."

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Kati Hornung, co-founder of Vote Equality U.S. and a leader in the grassroots effort that pushed Virginia to ratify the ERA, told Style Weekly that Biden "campaigned on fixing our constitutional gender equality gap and his campaign even requested to speak at a VAratifyERA event in 2019."

"He is running out of time to tell the national archivist, Colleen Shogan, to do her job," she said. "One hundred seventy million women and girls have been waiting 101 years for this amendment to be added and with the increased threats to our LGBTQIA+ family and friends, there is no excuse for leaving us all unprotected."

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"46 Senators Call on Biden to Certify Equal Rights Amendment as GOP Control Looms "There is no excuse for leaving us all (Original Post) orleans Dec 4 OP

Wow, that is an excellent idea. I hadn't heard about that. That would cement his legacy. walkingman Dec 4 #1

great idea rich7862 Dec 4 #2

K&R Docreed2003 Dec 4 #3

What is the hold up. onecaliberal Dec 4 #4

It expired in 1982 Polybius Dec 5 #22

I did not know this. And yes, we are out of time. Hekate Dec 4 #5

DURec leftstreet Dec 4 #6

It's not that simple. There was a time limit and since then, 5 states have rescinded their votes MichMan Dec 4 #7

It would clearly H2O Man Dec 4 #8

That's a heckuva speculation BWdem4life Dec 4 #9

Fair question. H2O Man Dec 4 #11

It might be 9-0, and rightfully so Polybius Dec 5 #23

There will be NO chance it goes through the net if he DOESN'T take the shot. Beartracks Dec 5 #42

It was written with an expiration date Polybius Dec 5 #20

According to the Brennan Center there is precedent for the SC leaving it to Congress Quiet Em Dec 4 #12

They can "leave it to Congress" and still kill it FBaggins Dec 5 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author usonian Dec 4 #10

K & R SunSeeker Dec 4 #13

Go Out With A Bang President Biden. DO IT. DallasNE Dec 4 #14

I think Biden should just 'do it'. It either sticks or it does not. mackdaddy Dec 4 #15

K&R spanone Dec 5 #16

Since losing the election Biden should have been everything he could possibly do to protect eh American patricia92243 Dec 5 #17

It would be challenged in the MAGA SCOTUS Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #18

i would think those 46 senators would know if there was a sunset date. and from what i've been reading tonight, it orleans Dec 5 #19

The time for removing the expiration date was 1982 Polybius Dec 5 #24

Not only that, that term of Congress has passed MichMan Dec 5 #27

A resolution is not a law. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 5 #28

Yeah, that's not gonna work Polybius Dec 5 #21

Make it so BoRaGard Dec 5 #25

100 years overdue lindysalsagal Dec 5 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author lindysalsagal Dec 5 #30

Biden pardoned his boy, this would "pardon" the rest of us, YES please NotHardly Dec 5 #31

Absolutely none, Joe. republianmushroom Dec 5 #32

Dumb question here. I don't get it. What's happening here ? If it was ratified by the required number of states why Pepsidog Dec 5 #33

I thought the deadline passed. I Buttoneer Dec 5 #34

Here is what Democratic Senators say about it, Quiet Em Dec 5 #35

Every amendment that has passed since prohibition had had a time limit imposed by Congress. n/t MichMan Dec 5 #39

The Supreme Court would have to overturn a previous decision allowing Congress to set a ratification deadline. LudwigPastorius Dec 5 #41

Senators Gillibrand, Schumer, Heinrich, Merkley, Quiet Em Dec 5 #36

Biden cannot do it. only the Archivist can do it. However, soldierant Dec 5 #37

Waaaay overdue. Please do it. Evolve Dammit Dec 5 #38

Come on Joe proud patriot Dec 5 #40

Randi Rhodes has been discussing this proud patriot Dec 6 #43

The "time limit" of seven years was always bullshit. So were states trying to "rescind" their ratifications of ERA. valleyrogue Dec 6 #44

walkingman

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1. Wow, that is an excellent idea. I hadn't heard about that. That would cement his legacy.