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The ERA! WTF?

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On January 27, 2020, the American people finished ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. And yet it has not been enforced.

The ERA simply states:

Equality of rights, under the law, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State on account of sex.

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL is a national non-profit organization (originally called the ERA Education Project when it was founded by Kamala Lopez in 2009), dedicated to the immediate publication, adoption and enforcement of the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.

EQUAL MEANS EQUAL has been widely credited for revitalizing the movement to complete ERA ratification after decades of inaction, playing a vital role in the passage of ERA ratification legislation in the states of Nevada (2017), Illinois (2018), and Virginia (2020).

Successful ratification of these final three states means that the ERA now has completed all Constitutional requirements for publication as the 28th Amendment, and it became enforceable federal law on January 27th of 2022.

While the US champions human rights on the global stage, it cannot ignore the pressing issues and inequalities faced by its own citizens. Protecting and preserving basic human rights includes equality before the law.
It is time for the US to align its actions at home with its professed commitment to supporting women's rights elsewhere.

Mel Bailey, Equality Now

Lopez states, "When Virginia ratified ERA in January of 2020, all requirements were satisfied for the ratification of a Constitutional amendment and it became Federal law. Publication and enforcement have been blocked by the Federal Government, first by the Trump Administration and now by the Biden Administration. The illegal withholding of women's constitutional rights and protections cannot be tolerated and must be forcefully and immediately rejected.

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