The White House is now in line with the legal profession and club, according to President’s ruling.
One of the more controversiable stuff that departed chief executive Joe Biden accomplished in his final years was designating the Equal Rights Amendment as the Constitution’s 28th Amendment.
According to Biden,” I appoint my vow and commitment to the Constitution and land, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the state have ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans similar rights and protections under the law despite of their sex,” he said on January 17.
The amendment was approved by Congress in 1972, but during the individual state ratification process ( 38 states must approve ), it” sat stagnant for decades” and its deadline came and went.
During that period five state withdrew their referendums.
Virginia was the last state to ratify the act in 2020, which came almost 40 years after the date set by Congress for acceptance.
Liberals and activists have much pressed for the article to be ratified, according to the Associated Press, but President Biden didn’t include until three days before he would take office to take action.
On Friday, Georgetown Law School published a welcome message on X about Professor Victoria Nourse for “her years of hard work advocating on behalf of women’s freedom and the Equal Rights Amendment,” which President. According to Biden, this night should be regarded as the law of the land.
In a letter dated January 16, Nourse , ( pictured ) wrote” Throughout his career in public office, Joe Biden has honored his oath to uphold the Constitution and defend the rights of women. The White House is in line with the legal profession and the Equal Rights Amendment’s rank as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution thanks to President Biden’s thoughtful choice.
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Nourse continued,” Knowing him as long as I have, it came as no surprise that our President has worked tirelessly to improve the privileges of millions of Americans through the end of his administration.”
The professor also said it is “our task ]… ] to defend]the ERA] from those who will work tirelessly to deny its promise”.
But, according to those at the National Archives, the act cannot be officially certified “without the action of Congress or the administrative system” because of the deadline issue:” Court decisions at both the District and Circuit levels have confirmed that the ratification deadlines established by Congress for the ERA are acceptable.”
Former Archivist David Ferriero said a few years ago” I can tell you that]SCOTUS Justice ] Ruth Bader Ginsburg twice told me, in this building,’ we need to start over’ on the ERA”.
Ginsburg herself noted in 2020 that if we count “latecomers” towards ratification of the ERA, “how can you disregard states that said we’ve changed our minds ]and rescinded ratification ]”?
Nonetheless, a” senior]Biden ] administration official” claimed the archivists ‘ role is “purely ministerial” — they are “required to publish the amendment once it is ratified”, NPR reported.
Professor Nourse argued in a statement to Congress in October 2021 that” all of the things that people take for granted was just disappear with the vote of five guys on the Supreme Court.”
But evidently contradicting her recent letter, Nourse even said” no President, whether Republican or Democrat, has legal authority to issue a binding legal opinion on Congress ‘ power because Article V]the act process ] only mentions Congress. The President has no position”.
According to her faculty page, Nourse was Vice President Biden’s chief counsel during the Obama administration, and in 2023 ( President ) Biden appointed her to serve as vice-chair of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights.
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IMAGES: Victoria Nourse/X
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