Ruth Bader Ginsburg probably just dealt a fatal blow to the Equal Rights Amendment

Vox ^ | February 11, 2020 | Ian Millhiser

[fwdude]

At an event at Georgetown University’s law school, moderator and federal appellate judge Margaret McKeown asked Ginsburg about an ongoing effort to revive the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which provides that “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

Three-fourths of the states, or 38 total, are required to amend the Constitution. Last month, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the ERA and one of only three states to do so since 1977 — but there’s a catch. Congress imposed a 1982 deadline on states hoping to ratify the ERA, though there’s doubt about whether this deadline is binding.

Ginsburg’s comments on Monday suggest that she believes this 1982 deadline should be considered binding.

[hinckley buzzard]

This is such a no brainer that we really shouldn’t even give Ginsburg much credit. It’s like praising a weatherman for understanding the physics of rainfall.

[trebb]

I have to admit - going 38 years beyond a deadline does seem a bit excessive ... it’s dead, Jim.

[bert]

My bad....... you are of course correct

[Arlis]

GREAT! That makes the ERA DOUBLE-DEAD!