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“Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t. Nobody ever thought that that’s what it meant. Nobody ever voted for that.” ~ Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Wage Gap in NC
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Response to Justice Ginsburg’s recent remarks about the ERA
The Supreme Court justice says backers of the ERA must “start over” in their bid to amend the Constitution. A leading backer of the effort explains why she believes that the icon of the women’s-rights movement is wrong. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/02/ruth-bader-ginsburg-equal-rights-amendment/606556/
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CALL TO ACTION from ERA-NC Alliance
The United States House of Representatives passed HR 79 to remove the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on February 13, 2020. Now is the time to phone, write, message, text NC senators Tillis and Burr with this … Continue reading
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NC attorney general signs letter urging Congress to vote on measures to eliminate deadline; vote expected Feb. 13
NC Attorney General Josh Stein is a signatory on a letter calling on Congressional leaders to bring H.J. Res 79 and S.J. Res 6 to the floor. “As the Attorneys General of our respective States and District, we write to urge … Continue reading
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Historic vote expected Feb. 13 in US House of Representatives
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3 Attorneys General file lawsuit to put ERA into Constitution
Opening words of lawsuit filed by Attorneys General of Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia, declaring that the ERA must be put into the Constitution: The United States Constitution now declares, once and for all, that equality of rights under the law … Continue reading
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