The original deadline for ratifying ERA expired on March 22, 1979, and then an improper extension 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. On January 8, 2020, the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the [[Department of Justice]] issued a detailed legal analysis concluding that ERA was completely dead and cannot be revived, and that only a new ratification process could be started.<ref>https://www.justice.gov/olc/file/1232501/download</ref> The Archivist of the United States then issued a statement that he would abide by that conclusion and not recognize any additional ratifications.<ref>https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases-4</ref> | The original deadline for ratifying ERA expired on March 22, 1979, and then an improper extension 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. On January 8, 2020, the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the [[Department of Justice]] issued a detailed legal analysis concluding that ERA was completely dead and cannot be revived, and that only a new ratification process could be started.<ref>https://www.justice.gov/olc/file/1232501/download</ref> The Archivist of the United States then issued a statement that he would abide by that conclusion and not recognize any additional ratifications.<ref>https://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases-4</ref> |