40th Anniversary: End of an ERA
by Ed Martin: Tomorrow marks an important anniversary — the day the Equal Rights Amendment was laid to rest. Congress passed ERA on March 23, 1972, and sent it to the states for ratification with a standard seven-year deadline. Many politicians and states wanted to appear "progressive" and were quick to support and ratify this dangerous addition to the Constitution.
But in just three short years, the supposedly unstoppable feminist force came grinding to a halt. The radical "women's libbers" tried every trick and pulled politically correct strings at every level of government to find support for the ERA, but Phyllis Schlafly and her army of American mothers, homemakers, and families stopped ERA dead in its tracks. The Amendment never found momentum again.
Proponents have complained for years that they were out-maneuvered, out-strategized, and out-messaged by Phyllis Schlafly (all true!) but the reality is that only a short while into the seven-year timeline, the nation saw the true face of the Equal Rights Amendment. This radical movement had nothing to do with securing women's rights and everything to do with fundamentally destroying the fabric of the American family.
Even though feminists secured what Phyllis rightly called an unconstitutional three-year extension, state ratifications nearly ceased within 2 years of initial passage. Phyllis's band of Stop ERA activists celebrated "The End of an ERA" on March 23, 1979 as the timeline for ERA ratification vanished with a whimper.
Americans didn't fall for leftist lies then and we must not fall for them now! All of the arguments for womens' equal rights that feminists made are items already codified in U.S. law. Inserting the word "sex" into the Constitution, as ERA would do, would simply be a lawyer's dream. It would open the door to interpretations that would hasten the erosion of the natural family unit. ERA is nothing more than another Marxist plot against one of America's greatest strengths - the family.
As modern-day socialists seek to revive this long-expired danger, we must look to the wisdom and truth of Phyllis Schlafly. She truly defended the rights and privileges of American women, and so must we.
Phyllis Schlafly's army of volunteers celebrated the death of ERA in 1979 and again in 1982. As attempts to resurrect ERA are soundly defeated across the country, let us celebrate this 40th anniversary of the Death of ERA and remind the nation that Equal Rights Amendment is a bad deal for American women.
Ed Martin is President of Eagle Forum, the pro-family education and policy organization founded in 1972 by CEO Phyllis Schlafly. He is co-author of the 2016 New York Times bestselling book The Conservative Case for Trump. Martin was a former chairman of the Missouri Republican Party and a member of the Republican National Committee. Martin served as Chief of Staff for Governor Matt Blunt and was the Republican nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district in 2010 and also ran for Missouri Attorney General.
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Proponents have complained for years that they were out-maneuvered, out-strategized, and out-messaged by Phyllis Schlafly (all true!) but the reality is that only a short while into the seven-year timeline, the nation saw the true face of the Equal Rights Amendment. This radical movement had nothing to do with securing women's rights and everything to do with fundamentally destroying the fabric of the American family.
Even though feminists secured what Phyllis rightly called an unconstitutional three-year extension, state ratifications nearly ceased within 2 years of initial passage. Phyllis's band of Stop ERA activists celebrated "The End of an ERA" on March 23, 1979 as the timeline for ERA ratification vanished with a whimper.
As modern-day socialists seek to revive this long-expired danger, we must look to the wisdom and truth of Phyllis Schlafly. She truly defended the rights and privileges of American women, and so must we.
Phyllis Schlafly's army of volunteers celebrated the death of ERA in 1979 and again in 1982. As attempts to resurrect ERA are soundly defeated across the country, let us celebrate this 40th anniversary of the Death of ERA and remind the nation that Equal Rights Amendment is a bad deal for American women.
Ed Martin is President of Eagle Forum, the pro-family education and policy organization founded in 1972 by CEO Phyllis Schlafly. He is co-author of the 2016 New York Times bestselling book The Conservative Case for Trump. Martin was a former chairman of the Missouri Republican Party and a member of the Republican National Committee. Martin served as Chief of Staff for Governor Matt Blunt and was the Republican nominee for Missouri's 3rd congressional district in 2010 and also ran for Missouri Attorney General.
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