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kpete

(72,005 posts) Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:19 PM Sep 2012

Democratic Platform Includes Support For ERA

The official Democratic Party platform has been published. You can read the whole document here, but this jumped right off the page at me, under the heading of Civil Rights:

We understand that women’s rights are civil rights. That’s why we reaffirm our support for the ERA, recommit to enforcing Title IX,and will urge ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. That’s why we are committed to ending violence against women, why Vice President Joe Biden originally wrote and championed the Violence Against Women Act during his time in the Senate, and why we support reauthorizing and strengthening it now.

much more:
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/democratic-platform-includes-support-era

TUE SEP 04, 2012 AT 10:38 AM PDT
A tale of two party platforms—a choice of the future or the past
by Meteor Blades
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/04/1127557/-A-tale-of-two-party-platforms-a-choice-of-the-future-or-the-past

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Democratic Platform Includes Support For ERA (Original Post) kpete Sep 2012 OP

Gee, it's only been written since 1923 ... and still not ratified. It's expired. frazzled Sep 2012 #1

I cannot believe gaspee Sep 2012 #2

"we will preserve Americans’ Second Amendment right to own and use firearms." page 53 nt jody Sep 2012 #3

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

1. Gee, it's only been written since 1923 ... and still not ratified. It's expired.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:47 PM

Sep 2012

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and, in 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time. In 1972, it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification. The ERA failed to receive the requisite number of ratifications before the final deadline mandated by Congress of June 30, 1982 expired and so it was not adopted.

I'm not holding my breath this time.

gaspee

(3,231 posts)

2. I cannot believe

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 03:56 PM

Sep 2012

the ERA is still controversial? W. T. F.

jody

(26,624 posts)

3. "we will preserve Americans’ Second Amendment right to own and use firearms." page 53 nt

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 04:53 PM

Sep 2012

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