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calimary

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14. That woman has been a thorn in our side for decades. Maybe she's one of the undead?

Reply to Archae (Reply #12)

Sat May 9, 2015, 09:01 PM

May 2015

If ANYBODY's way was made easier by the rise of feminism, it was hers.

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The ERA was Re-introduced in the Senate for Ratification Yesterday [View all] niyad May 2015 OP

K&R... awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #1

It's shameful that this didn't happen decades ago. n/t winter is coming May 2015 #2

yes, it is. in this 'greatest, bestest, most wonderful country in the world", women still niyad May 2015 #3

I worked on that campaign.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #11

I remember the bathroom argument. It's as if they didn't know we had unisex toilets CTyankee May 2015 #26

It's pathetic we even need an ERA Novara May 2015 #4

well, that was exactly what was meant, "all white, property-owning males are created equal" niyad May 2015 #6

I am surprised this current congress hasn't tried to repeal the 19th amendment etherealtruth May 2015 #5

actually, there have been proposals for that very thing. niyad May 2015 #7

Yes, they have. The GOP and Constitutionalist parties have both pushed this for decades. freshwest May 2015 #19

jeeezus... BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #29

TIME IS NOT ON OUR SIDE. It's why I ignore more online. The real game is in the statehouses. freshwest May 2015 #31

k&r beam me up scottie May 2015 #8

wont have that jackass henry hyde messing w the vote in il this time. mopinko May 2015 #9

I still hate his rotting putrid corpse...... lastlib May 2015 #15

well, that. mopinko May 2015 #16

Fill the visitor galleries of these states with women. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #10

The ERA will never be passed I'm afraid... Archae May 2015 #12

That woman has been a thorn in our side for decades. Maybe she's one of the undead? calimary May 2015 #14

Of course. Archae May 2015 #21

Exactly. Why do these people want to take all the advantages for themselves and then calimary May 2015 #22

Yet another reason why we must retake Congress. okasha May 2015 #13

It passed Congress in 1972. They can't do it alone. The states defeated the ERA: freshwest May 2015 #25

K&R Terra Alta May 2015 #17

Somebody should ask Jeb Bush why he opposed ratifying the ERA as FL governor in 2003. seafan May 2015 #18

Would it even be valid? davidn3600 May 2015 #20

The linked article is confusing on that score. There are two different approaches. Jim Lane May 2015 #23

Is there a list of the states that have ratified it! n/t patricia92243 May 2015 #24

Ratifications 1972–1977 progressoid May 2015 #28

How can they extend the deadline without going back in time to before 1982? Reter May 2015 #27

Just like BumRushDaShow May 2015 #30

Key words "about to expire" Reter May 2015 #35

You didn't read the link BumRushDaShow May 2015 #37

Let the brassiere bonfire begin... AngryAmish May 2015 #32

Lets assume this amendment jamzrockz May 2015 #33

R#76 & K nt UTUSN May 2015 #34

Great. Now we can have a second go at being told we aren't equal. n/t Ms. Toad May 2015 #36

. . . . niyad May 2015 #38