The adoption of the ERA would potentially cement same-sex “marriage” and “transgender rights” into the Constitution to provide a stronger foundation than court opinions
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has failed to reach the necessary number of states to support ratification by its deadline and is no longer pending in the states for action. As the opinion says: “Congress may not revive a proposed amendment after a deadline for its ratification has expired. Should Congress wish to propose the amendment anew, it may do so through the same procedures required to propose an amendment in the first instance, consistent with Article V of the Constitution.”
Even though the ERA actually died many years ago, the DOJ opinion is timely because abortion advocates have been pushing the false argument that the ERA is still alive and can still be ratified. These advocates have also falsely claimed that the states which ratified the ERA cannot revoke their ratification.
