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(110,263 posts)I will fight any call to draft women unless an ERA is in place.
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/faq.htm
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The ERA would require courts to go beyond the current application of the 14th Amendment by adding sex to the list of suspect classifications protected by the highest level of strict judicial review.
In September 2010, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia stated his belief that the Constitution does not protect against sex discrimination. This remark has provoked widespread public reaction, citing his position as clear evidence of the need for an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.
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Without the ERA in the Constitution, the statutes and case law that have produced major advances in womens rights since the middle of the last century are vulnerable to being ignored, weakened, or reversed. By a simple majority, Congress can amend or repeal anti-discrimination laws, the Administration can negligently enforce such laws, and the Supreme Court can use the intermediate standard of review to permit certain regressive forms of sex discrimination.