03-07-2003, 04:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2003, 04:10 PM by Occhidiangela.)
Failed for a number of reasons, some being that a variety women who were not militant feminists were opposed to it, and little details like folks not wanting their daughters to be eligible for the draft. Your ERA reference is sadly based on quicksand.
Even without the ERA, women's role in American society, opportunities for self determination, and personal sovereignty are THE model for the rest of the modern world, including our lovely NATO allies. Woman have had suffrage for four generations now. If you want to see a truly hidebound society, try Italy. They have not reached our level changing the old norms yet . . .
Edit: By the way, the Fourteenth Ammendment covers the problem, with its provision for equal protection under the law. The number of acts and statutes that forbid discrimination are on the books and draw their authority from the Fourteenth Ammendment, as did the Civil Rights Act, as I understand it.
Even without the ERA, women's role in American society, opportunities for self determination, and personal sovereignty are THE model for the rest of the modern world, including our lovely NATO allies. Woman have had suffrage for four generations now. If you want to see a truly hidebound society, try Italy. They have not reached our level changing the old norms yet . . .
Edit: By the way, the Fourteenth Ammendment covers the problem, with its provision for equal protection under the law. The number of acts and statutes that forbid discrimination are on the books and draw their authority from the Fourteenth Ammendment, as did the Civil Rights Act, as I understand it.
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete