2025-01-17 16:41:19
The Archivist of the United States has confirmed that the ERA failed to be ratified by the deadline imposed by Congress and thus is not law. [Link] Justice Ginsburg previously also declared that ratification had failed. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(67-1-11) Author
2025-01-18 01:40:44
The status of the ERA is disputed. There is a valid legal argument that it has been fully ratified and is part of the Constitution. The National Archivist doesn't get to decide whether the ERA is ratified or not. That most likely will be a question for the federal judiciary. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-49) Author
2025-01-18 15:06:30
In 2022, Biden’s own DoJ issued an opinion affirming that Congress had constitutional authority to impose a deadline and that, because 38 states had not ratified the proposed amendment before that deadline’s expiration, the ERA is not a part of the Constitution. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(35-1-0) Author
2025-01-18 15:22:46
Archivist refused to certify ERA b/c of an expired deadline in 1982. Courts and the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel affirmed the deadline was valid and in 1982, thus expired. 5 states have rescinded their ratification. Presidents have no role in amendments. [Link][Link][Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(120-2-0) Author