OT: The Equal Rights Amendment is back

MonteLukast

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Wed Mar-28-07 12:11 PM
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OT: The Equal Rights Amendment is back

http://alternet.org/blogs/peek/49860

Yesterday, House and Senate Democrats reintroduced the measure … and vowed to bring it to a vote in both chambers by the end of the session.

…"Elections have consequences, and isn't it true those consequences are good right now?" Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) asked a mostly female crowd yesterday at a news conference, as the audience cheered. "We are turning this country around, bit by bit, to put it in a more progressive direction."

, who chairs the Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties, said the bill will receive its first hearing in more than two decades and "is going to be one of the items at the top of the agenda."

... Wisteria, now what was that you were saying in another thread yesterday?

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Mass

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Wed Mar-28-07 12:15 PM
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1. Yes, here is the bill.

They offered it last year too, but Frist never scheduled it. Hopefully, Reid will do better.

S.J.RES.10
Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.
Sponsor: Sen Kennedy, Edward M. (introduced 3/27/2007) Cosponsors (20)
Latest Major Action: 3/27/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. COSPONSORS(20), BY DATE : (Sort: alphabetical order)

Sen Kerry, John F. - 3/27/2007
Sen Boxer, Barbara - 3/27/2007
Sen Harkin, Tom - 3/27/2007
Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 3/27/2007
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. - 3/27/2007
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 3/27/2007
Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 3/27/2007
Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 3/27/2007
Sen Brown, Sherrod - 3/27/2007
Sen Durbin, Richard - 3/27/2007
Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 3/27/2007
Sen Cantwell, Maria - 3/27/2007
Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. - 3/27/2007
Sen Levin, Carl - 3/27/2007
Sen Menendez, Robert - 3/27/2007
Sen Murray, Patty - 3/27/2007
Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 3/27/2007
Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 3/27/2007
Sen Stabenow, Debbie - 3/27/2007
Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon - 3/27/2007

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MH1

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Wed Mar-28-07 12:30 PM
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2. I like that Kerry is first on the list of co-sponsors.

There was probably some competition over who got to be sponsor on this.

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wisteria

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Wed Mar-28-07 03:42 PM
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4. I like that too. n/t

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wisteria

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Wed Mar-28-07 03:39 PM
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3. OMG, I can't believe it. I never though I would see the ERA resurrected! n/t

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Firespirit

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Wed Mar-28-07 05:01 PM
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5. I asked about this in GD and got essentially ignored

This amendment was before my time, and I never got a good explanation from history textbooks about it (when they mentioned it at all). I realize it's a good thing, but what exactly does it do? What does it change for women?

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MH1

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Wed Mar-28-07 05:54 PM
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6. Check google news

All you need to see is the wailing and gnashing of teeth on the right wing sites, to know that it means something.

From Ms. Magazine:

http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=10224

The Women's Equality Amendment, which has the same exact wording as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that was first introduced in 1923 and has been under consideration several times, would add the following sentence to the US Constitution: "Equality of Rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."

"The amendment, as you can see, is simple. This amendment is not about partisan politics. It is about fairness and equality," Rep. Maloney said yesterday. "Equality is not a slogan, or a fad. It is a fundamental right."

House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) joined Rep. Maloney at the press conference, pledging to hold hearings on the ERA. "A constitutional amendment is necessary to ensure that the status of women is not subject to changes in politics, but is a protected right of basic equality. The ERA would proclaim gender equality as a fundamental principle for our laws, and it is long overdue," Rep. Nadler said in a statement.

More on why it's needed:

http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/why.htm

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WildEyedLiberal

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Wed Mar-28-07 06:12 PM
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7. Holy crap!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Now can they find 67 votes to pass this thing?

I went to a Waldenbooks near me and they were sold out of TMOE. Guess I'll have to pick it up the next time I'm in Champaign. Strange how no one likes JK yet his book is a #1 bestseller...

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ProSense

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Wed Mar-28-07 07:53 PM
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8. This is great news about the ERA.

WEL, you're back! Happy tears are streaming. With all the wonderful things that have happened today, this is the best surprise.

:loveya: :pals: :loveya:

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wisteria

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Wed Mar-28-07 08:59 PM
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9. Yeah, isn't it. n/t

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