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Read the Amendment itself. Congress placed a deadline

Posted on: November 6, 2019 at 10:08:16 CT

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of March 22, 1979 on the ratification and then extended it one time to June 1982. It expired at that that time, 3 short of the 38 state requirement.

See Idaho v. Freeman.

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When Virginia's new Dem majority ratifies the Equal Rights - MrBlueSky MU - 11/6 09:38:42

what do you need that for? (nm) - ashtray UF - 11/6 11:15:18

It's still not going to happen. Also it's just another - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 11/6 10:01:30

I don't get it. Men and women already have equal rights. - ummmm MU - 11/6 09:59:04

The deadline to ratify the ERA has long since expired - Spanky KU - 11/6 09:56:03

We reserve that moniker for demlibs....we'll just cling - Logan BAMA - 11/6 09:55:47

Isn't there a time limit on amendments? nm - hokie VT - 11/6 09:49:21

You think someone among the other 37 who've previously - Mormad MU - 11/6 09:55:30

Some already did(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/6 09:56:30

Yep..Five states have voted to rescind or otherwise withdraw - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:22:04

Then you're back to square 1 - Mormad MU - 11/6 09:57:18

An extension can be passed by congress but the last - hefeweizen MU

- 11/6 09:55:20

Read article V of the constitution - MrBlueSky MU - 11/6 09:54:40

Read the Amendment itself. Congress placed a deadline - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:08:16

Unless congress passes one. Which it did. More than once(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 11/6 09:56:02

They extended it one time. (H. J. Res. 638) - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:10:43

Correct. And with 38 of the needed 38 - MrBlueSky MU - 11/6 09:57:55

Incorrect.. see Idaho v. Freeman - Spanky KU - 11/6 10:11:11

The last deadline extension has long sinced passed and - hefeweizen MU

- 11/6 09:59:08