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DeepWinter

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21. I doubt it

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 03:13 PM

11 hrs ago

It's very specifically written "male" "female". There are already Trans activists on TicTok and IG pushing back against ERA because of that.

It's going nowhere though. His statement was a statement of opinion. Hypothetically he does an Executive order. Executive orders are the weakest way to get something done. The next President coming in can make their own Executive order overturning it on day 1.

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Biden Says Equal Rights Amendment Is 'Law of the Land' [View all] Tennessee Hillbilly 16 hrs ago OP

Will ERA protect the rights of Trans? no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #1

I doubt it DeepWinter 11 hrs ago #21

The SCROTUS will nullify this in about 3 days. nt. Voltaire2 16 hrs ago #2

Nothing to nullify at this point FBaggins 15 hrs ago #4

And 9-0 at that Polybius 13 hrs ago #17

Here is the STATEMENT BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #3

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Well Done Joe!!! MayReasonRule 15 hrs ago #6

Sadly, SCantiGOP 15 hrs ago #7

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Don't Think That's Been Litigated. GB_RN 14 hrs ago #11

Every amendment passed since prohibition had a deadline MichMan 14 hrs ago #12

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Where in the Constitution does it say a state's approval can be rescinded? nt pnwmom 9 hrs ago #26

Where does it say it can't? madville 7 hrs ago #29

The same page that it says that they can't n/t Polybius 3 hrs ago #33

It doesn't prohibit one either MichMan 9 hrs ago #28

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I wouldn't say sadly, because it might be 9-0 Polybius 11 hrs ago #24

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Do it, Joe! One last home run! calimary 13 hrs ago #13

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Cite Article IV of the Consitution. Igel 5 hrs ago #32

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They didn't lie. They danced around the question with non-answers. thesquanderer 10 hrs ago #25

I understand that. But they knew what they were being asked. Playing verbal gymnastics, under oath, BComplex 3 hrs ago #34

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Not enough fanfare intrepidity 12 hrs ago #20

That's what they said about Roe... sakabatou 11 hrs ago #22

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It's a nice gesture madville 7 hrs ago #30