Political Quotes

“``Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.'' Most Americans believe that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of our Constitution today, but it is not. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stated: Every Constitution written since the end of World War II includes a provision that men and women are citizens of equal stature. Ours does not. The State of Maryland has a provision very similar to that in its State constitution. Many of our States have acted on the Equal Rights Amendment, but, as Justice Scalia said, ``Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn't.'' We need to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the Constitution of the United States for many reasons. The most basic reason is that it provides additional protection against discrimination against women. It has a higher standard to prevent discrimination. It shows America's leadership globally on human rights. In 1972, Congress started the process by passing the Equal Rights Amendment. We passed it in 1972. Now, of course, it requires 38 States to ratify it before it can become law. To date, 37 States have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. We are one short of accomplishing our objective of putting the Equal Rights Amendment at long last in the Constitution of the United States.…”