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The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years. It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:
The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years. It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:
*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports (as required under the Massachusetts ERA)
*it would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls sports (as required under the Massachusetts ERA {{Citation needed}})
*it would prohibit publicly run single-sex schools and classrooms
*it would prohibit publicly run single-sex schools and classrooms
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men
*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts
*it would expand the power of the federal government and the courts
The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today. Accordingly, it is referred to as "fake legislation" now. {{Citation needed}}
The deadline for ratifying ERA expired on June 30, 1982, but like an episode from the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' delusional [[liberal]]s think they can ignore the deadline and ratify it today. Accordingly, it is referred to as "fake legislation" now.
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