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Amendments by Acclamation: Democrats Move to Simply Declare the Equal Rights Amendment as Ratified

JonathanTurley

However, these Democrats insist that a unilateral decision from Ferriero declaring it ratified would mean it is ratified … at least until some courts say otherwise. Democratic members and advocacy groups have pushed to pack the Supreme Court with an instant liberal majority. But it fell short of that constitutional threshold.

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Biden Again Summons His “Leading Legal Constitutional Scholars” to Support an Absurd Constitutional Claim

JonathanTurley

Even worse, four states Nebraska, Tennessee, Idaho, Kentucky rescinded their prior ratifications and a fifth, South Dakota, set its ratification to expire if the ERA was not adopted by the 1979 deadline. However, in 1981, a federal district court ruled in Idaho v. It failed to do so. Take student loan forgiveness.

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I See Dead Amendments: President Biden Issues Otherworldly ERA Declaration

JonathanTurley

Biden waited to shortly before leaving office to pander to the most delusional elements of the Democratic party in unilaterally announcing that the Equal Rights Amendment is now part of the Constitution. rejoicing and falsely telling women that they can now go to court and enforce the amendment to restore such things as abortion rights.

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