AZrailwhale
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At least get the name right, the ERA (EQUAL Rights Amendment) was proposed in 1972 to establish equal rights for WOMEN, not minorities.Wake up ! So-called DEI measures didn't just come out of nowhere. The ERA began in 1972 to combat widespread discrimination in the workforce. Less than 2% of the federal workforce was minorities. That number gradually rose to 40% , which is about right , by 2023. Now you want to go back to the old pattern of discrimination. No way! We finally got something right for a change , after 53 years.
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For the amendment on the New York State ballot in 2024, see 2024 New York Proposal 1.
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The purpose of the ERA is to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. In the early history of the Equal Rights Amendment, middle-class women were largely supportive, while those speaking for the working class were often opposed, arguing that women should hold more domestic responsibility than men and that employed women needed special protections regarding working conditions and employment hours. Modern proponents assert it would end legal distinctions between men and women in matters including divorce, property, and employment. Opponents have argued that it would remove protections from women and open women to be drafted into the military.
Resolution text
[edit]The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part:[1]
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.""