Joe Biden, Equal Rights Amendment

Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified
The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.
Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment is the ‘law of the land,’ contradicting archivist
“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,” Biden wrote. “I agree with the ABA and with leading legal constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.
What Biden didn’t do on the Equal Rights Amendment is more important than what he did
But what matters, legal experts say, is what Biden didn’t do: He didn’t order the archivist of the United States to formally publish the amendment. And he didn’t direct the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw its written opinion that the deadline for ratification expired long ago.
Biden says the Equal Rights Amendment is ‘the law of the land.’ What is it, and what happens next?
President Joe Biden’s declaration the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts.
Equal Rights Amendment: ‘28th Amendment is the law of the land,’ Biden says
The Democrat’s statement, coming days before he is replaced by Republican Donald Trump, is unlikely to have any impact.
President Joe Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear
Supporters say it is needed to protect against discrimination. Opponents argue the timetable to have it become part of the Constitution has passed.
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified but stops short of direct order
The ERA, which would be the 28th Amendment, began its path to ratification in the 1970s, with progressives waging a pressure campaign on Biden after Virginia became the 38th state to approve it. ‘SQUAD’ DEMOCRATS DEMAND BIDEN ‘TAKE ACTION’ ON EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN FINAL DAYS According to the American Bar Association,
Biden reaffirms belief that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law
In his final week as president, Biden is using his bully pulpit to try to push forward the amendment that would enshrine sex equality in the U.S. Constitution.
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