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To: RedElement

The 27th Amendment was proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992.


19 posted on 03/01/2023 12:08:37 PM PST by Publius
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To: Publius

Thanks for the precise dates. 200+ year span.


20 posted on 03/01/2023 12:36:44 PM PST by RedElement
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To: Publius
So if the ERA had been ratified, it would have been the 27th amendment and the current 27th would have been the 28th.

At one point Congress did (illegally) extend the deadline, but that didn't help. Thank you, Phyllis Schlafly!

22 posted on 03/01/2023 1:12:12 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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