“Progress is possible—not guaranteed.” I was a teen in the 1970s when we began the fight for the ERA. And we STILL don’t have it ratified to make it national.
It is fucking outrageous that the ERA is not in the constitution. Here's hoping Biden tells the archivist to publish it before January (though I'm honestly not sure it matters at this point).
I'm sorry you had to write this post, too, Maya, and ... I'm so glad you did. As a spiritual teacher for more than 40 years, it seems to me that we must, first, grieve; second, do our own inner work to stop insisting on blame and doling out punishment. As hard as this is, I truly believe that until more of us understand and behave on the basis that we're all in this together, we will continue to suffer. A friend reminded me of something I said 8 years ago when he commented that he felt like the super-villians were coming to the fore: "Well, when that happens, you know, that's when the superhero[ines] show up!" For all of us, we have to LEAD with our superpowers, starting today. Maya, thanks for being such a shining example.
I'm not sure how many states have ratified it at this point. Wasn't there a time when we needed 37 for Constitutional ratification and we had 36? NYC has just voted to enshrine equal rights per Prop 1 in our State Constitution. But that's not federal/national, obviously.
The necessary 38 states have ratified the ERA. The hold up is that there was a deadline to accomplish this and three states ratified after that, and recently. So do we need congress to change the deadline? Or not? We are in limbo.
Meanwhile, the American Bar Association and many top constitutional scholars think satisfied the requirements. But the Archivist at the National Archives has refused to publish it, which is that last final step. Joe could call her and direct her to today but...?!?
I'm not sure how many states have ratified it at this point. Wasn't there a time when we needed 37 for Constitutional ratification and we had 36? NYC has just voted to enshrine equal rights per Prop 1 in our State Constitution. But that's not federal/national, obviously.
“Progress is possible—not guaranteed.” I was a teen in the 1970s when we began the fight for the ERA. And we STILL don’t have it ratified to make it national.
It is fucking outrageous that the ERA is not in the constitution. Here's hoping Biden tells the archivist to publish it before January (though I'm honestly not sure it matters at this point).
I'm sorry you had to write this post, too, Maya, and ... I'm so glad you did. As a spiritual teacher for more than 40 years, it seems to me that we must, first, grieve; second, do our own inner work to stop insisting on blame and doling out punishment. As hard as this is, I truly believe that until more of us understand and behave on the basis that we're all in this together, we will continue to suffer. A friend reminded me of something I said 8 years ago when he commented that he felt like the super-villians were coming to the fore: "Well, when that happens, you know, that's when the superhero[ines] show up!" For all of us, we have to LEAD with our superpowers, starting today. Maya, thanks for being such a shining example.
It is definitely grieving time and time for inner work. Time to recharge and reemerge as super heroines!
Thank you for this wonderful post. I have often wondered how they kept fighting for so long 💗
Their fortitude is awe-inspiring.
I'm not sure how many states have ratified it at this point. Wasn't there a time when we needed 37 for Constitutional ratification and we had 36? NYC has just voted to enshrine equal rights per Prop 1 in our State Constitution. But that's not federal/national, obviously.
The necessary 38 states have ratified the ERA. The hold up is that there was a deadline to accomplish this and three states ratified after that, and recently. So do we need congress to change the deadline? Or not? We are in limbo.
Meanwhile, the American Bar Association and many top constitutional scholars think satisfied the requirements. But the Archivist at the National Archives has refused to publish it, which is that last final step. Joe could call her and direct her to today but...?!?
Here's more detail: https://mayarodale.medium.com/its-time-to-put-equality-in-the-u-s-constitution-and-joe-biden-can-do-it-today-4cd86444c7e
thank you
I'm not sure how many states have ratified it at this point. Wasn't there a time when we needed 37 for Constitutional ratification and we had 36? NYC has just voted to enshrine equal rights per Prop 1 in our State Constitution. But that's not federal/national, obviously.