Ms Williamson,
I oppose the ERA because men and women are different and must have separate consideration under the law.
For instance, I believe women deserve special legal recognition in matters concerning family law, women’s health care, and should be exempt from the military draft.
The ERA will invalidate laws providing specific protections for women in areas such as employment, divorce, and child custody.
Also women deserve special legal recognition for women’s sports, bathrooms, rape crisis centers, and other safe spaces.
We should note women already have equal protection under the law.
The ERA was passed by Congress in 1972 and required ratification by three-fourths of the states within a specified timeframe. The deadline for ratification was initially set for 1979 and later extended to 1982. However, by the deadline, only 35 out of the required 38 states had ratified the amendment.
The ERA is not constitutionally valid because the states did not support going forward with it.
I think cynical politicians appeal to the ERA on an emotional level to garner votes knowing the legislation is unwise and will not pass, as it should not. I hope you are not one of these cynical politicians.
Max
