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Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Relative to Equal Rights for Men and Women Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress: 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. When the Equal Rights Amendment fell short of ratification by 3 states, the fight to keep it alive began. The time limit for ratification by 38 states was removed, & the effort to convince 3 of the 15 states resumed. Since the mid 1970s states have created laws to protect equal rights. This is the excuse the 15 states use to not ratify the ERA. The problem with this argument is that should any of the laws passed by any of the 50 states be brought before the US Supreme Court, they could be found unconstitutional because equal rights are not guaranteed in the US Constitution. With the ERA in place, these state's laws could stand. Unless you make some noise, your representatives don't know what is important to you!
If you live in one of the 15 states that have not ratified the ERA, please contact your local representatives & implore them to reintroduce the ERA for ratification. Simply click on you state & a new window will open with your state legislature's website. Alabama Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Illinois Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Nevada North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Utah Virginia For more information: ERA FAQ
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