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Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can't be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it

^{Published on 2024-12-17 14:01:03 - MSN}
 

• In a rare joint statement, the archivist and deputy archivist of the United States said Tuesday that the 1970s-era Equal Rights Amendment cannot be certified without further action by Congress or the courts,

The article discusses the ongoing debate over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which aims to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex. Despite being passed by Congress in 1972, the ERA has not been officially added to the U.S. Constitution due to a missed ratification deadline. Recently, the Archivist of the United States, Colleen Shogan, stated that she cannot certify the ERA because the legal conditions for its addition to the Constitution have not been met, specifically due to the expired deadline for state ratifications. This statement comes amidst efforts by Democrats, including a push from Rep. Cori Bush and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who have urged President Biden to recognize the ERA as valid. They argue that the deadline was unconstitutionally applied, and with Virginia's ratification in 2020, the necessary 38 states have now approved it. However, legal and procedural hurdles remain, with some states having rescinded their ratifications, complicating the path to certification.

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