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 Congress to bring to the floor H.J. Res. 79 and S.J. Res. 6. These bipartisan measures would remove any ratification deadline that may apply to the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and thus remove any doubt as to its constitutional viability.” https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2.11.2020_multistate_lt_to_congress_re_era_.pdf;
Marena Groll, co-president of the ERA-NC Alliance, stated, “We have been in communications with the Attorney General’s office providing background on the ERA, information about tomorrow’s vote, and finalizing the schedule to meet personally to offer more information.
“As the ERA is beginning to enter the national discussion and conversations emerge speculating what the courts will/will not do, please remember that Coleman v Miller fortifies the position that Congress has the authority to address time limits independent of the courts. We know we expect Congressional action tomorrow (Feb. 13). So, it’s important to continue lobbying for Congressional representatives to pass H.J. Res 79 to remove the time limit. If you wish to live stream the vote, it may come as early as 11 am, but you would need to continue to check the live stream feed as we do not have a firm time: https://live.house.gov
“Also today, Speaker Pelosi held an ERA press conference: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-vote-resolution-dissolve-equal-rights-amendment-deadline/story?id=689371 Note that Congresswoman Jackie Speier says, ‘We want in.’” #ERANow #WeWantIn
