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In reply to the discussion: Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle [View all]MichMan
(13,796 posts)8. What happens if the Archivist doesn't publish it ?
Will she face jail time?
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Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle [View all]
dalton99a
16 hrs ago
OP
Any challenges with be Trump's SCOTUS and Trump's DOJ and he'll own it if the ERA is overturned.
TheBlackAdder
3 hrs ago
#96
So, instead of it being defended by his own DOJ, he left it up to the Trump DOJ. n/t
MichMan
16 hrs ago
#9
And when that happens, will you criticize Trump as much as you have Biden?
W_HAMILTON
14 hrs ago
#31
With that and four dollars, he'll be able to buy a cup of coffee in Wilmington next week. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
16 hrs ago
#3
What would Trump do? Fire her and appoint a replacement to publish it. /nt
bucolic_frolic
15 hrs ago
#21
I think the Founding Fathers should have set every proposed Amendment to 10-15 years
Polybius
13 hrs ago
#53
This will be interesting, it's not immediately clear this is anything other than Biden's opinion.
tritsofme
16 hrs ago
#12
Apparently the deadline for approval by the states was 1982(!), so this is all for show.
TheRickles
14 hrs ago
#24
I imagine because it's not feasible to go find someone's ballot once it is submitted
MichMan
13 hrs ago
#66
It certainly seems to me a deadline for ratification is reasonable. What if the 18th Amendment - prohibiting
Midwestern Democrat
2 hrs ago
#104
The 27th amendment became part of the Constitution 202 years after it was first proposed.
Wiz Imp
1 hr ago
#105
So if the Democrats win Congress in the midterms, could they retroactively change the deadline I wonder
Walleye
13 hrs ago
#55
You can change a deadline before it happens, but how do you change it after the date?
Polybius
13 hrs ago
#69
It's from the Associated Press, so maybe it's posted elsewhere without the Globe's paywall.
TheRickles
13 hrs ago
#44
There is nothing in the Constitution saying there can be a deadline for ratification
Wiz Imp
13 hrs ago
#48
If the deadline is unconstitutional, then the entire Amendment might be invalid
Polybius
11 hrs ago
#76
No. But it is a valid opinion by the ABA. And this Supreme Court has already shown that they are more than willing
Wiz Imp
3 hrs ago
#98
I am so confused. This is the effing 11th Hour of Biden's administration, not TGIF...
Hekate
13 hrs ago
#45
Thank you, again, President Joe Biden! You are the best president of my lifetime.
LaMouffette
13 hrs ago
#61
Huh. Maybe I should have asked what the legal arguments are FOR ratification... nt
LAS14
12 hrs ago
#74
The main argument for implementation is that the arguments against are invalid
Wiz Imp
1 hr ago
#107
So Biden is just dumping a legal fuss into Trump's lap to show his misogyny. nt
LAS14
10 hrs ago
#80