Equal Rights Amendment
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The Equal Rights Amendment is the name of a proposed amendment to the US Constitution that was to guarantee equal rights under the law for Americans regardless of gender, which failed to gain ratification.
Background
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Legal sex discrimination is still present. Some remaining inequities result more from individual behavior and social practices than from legal discrimination, but they can all be influenced by a strong message that the Constitution has zero tolerance for any form of sex discrimination. *The Equal Rights Amendment is needed to affirm constitutionally that the principles of our democracy ' "all men are created equal," "liberty and justice for all," "equal justice under law," "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" ' apply as well to women.
Opponents of the ERA argue that its passage would have far-reaching effects, ending traditional distinctions between the sexes. Women, ERA opponents claim, would be required to register for the draft and would have to serve in combat just as men must. Opponents go on to claim that the ERA would also remove laws that specially protect women, such as labor laws in heavy industry.
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Recent Developments
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Dirk Kempthorne (R) | Secretary of the Interior |
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