• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    “It will be up to the courts to interpret this and their view of the Equal Rights Amendment.”

    Fahhhhhhk.

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    But legal experts contend it isn’t that simple: Ratification deadlines lapsed and five states have rescinded their approval, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school, prompting questions about the president’s authority to ratify the amendment more than 50 years after it first passed.

    Ain’t gonna stick.

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      Ratification deadlines aren’t real. And there’s no mechanism for a state to unratify something after the fact.

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          Virginia in 2020 became the 38th state to ratify the bill

          If only it had happened sooner. He wouldn’t have had to make this announcement on his way out the door.

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        I don’t remember details but I feel like I read a while ago that there’s a pending amendment that some blue states want to de-ratify. If there’s open question about whether de-ratifying is a thing, then this might be a strategic move to get the courts to establish that it is.

        Edit: looking up unratified amendments I see there aren’t that many and none seems to fit the description I was thinking of so I guess my memory is just wrong. But still I do wonder if it might just be a case of putting an old question to bed.

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    Oh NOW democrats wanna pass shit? Stuff isn’t moving at a snails pace anymore because it looks good for your exit huh?? My government is a god damn embarrassment…

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    Definitely getting into uncharted territory because the 38th state didn’t ratify until after a) the deadline had long since passed and b) 5 states had already “de-ratified”.

    So, yes, 38 states have ratified the amendment, but only 33 currently.