Posted on 05/24/2024 4:34:58 AM PDT by Libloather
The controversial Equal Rights Amendment, which was on the ballot for the November elections in New York, has been tossed by a judge on procedural grounds.
The ruling is a victory for Republicans and opponents of the bill who say it was written too broadly and could trample parents’ rights when it comes to decisions like children receiving gender-affirming procedures.
The ERA was a rapid response by New York Democrats to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022. The amendment passed both houses of the New York legislature in a special session just one week after the Dobbs decision was rendered.
The amendment, which advocates say is meant to enshrine women’s right to abortion in the Empire State, was passed so quickly that a judge in Livingston County determined the legislation was fatally flawed due to a procedural mistake.
Bobbie Anne Cox, the attorney who sued the legislature to stop the referendum, said, "They put forth this amendment to the constitution. There was no open debate. There was no public hearings, there was nothing."
"They referred it to the AG that day, but then they voted that same day. They didn’t even wait one day," Cox continued.
The New York constitution requires that a proposed amendment must be presented to the attorney general to ensure that the proposal is not in conflict with other provisions of the constitution. The AG has 20 days to respond.
Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle declared the amendment "null and void" because the Democrats did not wait for the AG’s analysis.
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Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle will be doxxed, canceled, and impeached by the end of the day. I’m sure he knows it, too. So this was a rare and courageous act on his part.
A glimmer of hope.
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