There was a seven-year time limit in the resolving clause, not the amendment itself, which [[Congress]] enacted. As this scholarly analysis demonstrates, the resolving clause of a constitutional amendment is fully effective, and thus the seven-year time limit on the ratification of ERA is enforceable.<ref>https://reason.com/volokh/2023/09/13/new-light-on-the-era/</ref> | There was a seven-year time limit in the resolving clause, not the amendment itself, which [[Congress]] enacted. As this scholarly analysis demonstrates, the resolving clause of a constitutional amendment is fully effective, and thus the seven-year time limit on the ratification of ERA is enforceable.<ref>https://reason.com/volokh/2023/09/13/new-light-on-the-era/</ref> |