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Equal Rights Amendment

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A quick definition of Equal Rights Amendment:

The Equal Rights Amendment is a proposal to make sure that everyone, no matter their gender, is treated equally by the government. It was first suggested a long time ago, but it hasn't become a part of the Constitution yet. In order for it to become a law, enough states need to agree to it. This hasn't happened yet, but people are still working to make it a reality.

A more thorough explanation:

The Equal Rights Amendment is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require the Federal and state governments to ensure equal rights amongst sexes.

For example, if the Equal Rights Amendment were to be passed, it would mean that men and women would have equal rights in areas such as employment, education, and healthcare.

The Amendment has been proposed more than once, but Congress passed the Amendment in 1972. However, only 35 states ratified the Amendment by the 1982 deadline, 3 votes short of the required three-fourths majority.

Since the deadline, the Equal Rights Amendment has received more action in Congress with the most recent being in 2021. In order for the Equal Rights Amendment to be passed, Congress must either extend the deadline and gain three more votes, or start the process over of getting the amendment passed by Congress and 38 states.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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