…ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex."President Biden seems intent on moving his administration from the odious to the absurd. He just declared that the Equal Right Amendment is ratified: "In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) January 17, 2025
It is a position based on a long-rejected and frankly ridiculous foundation.
After attempting to remove Trump from ballots and pack the Court, many on the left simply wanted Biden to declare the ERA part of the Constitution. It is another example of using any means to achieve outcomes, even having a unilateral declaration of a rejected constitutional amendment.
As for Biden, he will finish his term following the same Oscar Wilde approach to politics: the only way to be rid of temptation is to yield to it.
However, Biden notably stopped short of giving the left what it wanted most: an actual executive order on the ratification. He simply made a declaration and presumably left the matter up to the archivist.
Today I'm affirming what I have long believed and what three-fourths of the states have ratified:
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 17, 2025
The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex. pic.twitter.com/oZtS6Q89zG
This is likely to kick off a legal battle. In December, the National Archives wrote the following: pic.twitter.com/H14sFrpA4S
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 17, 2025
Declaring something doesn’t make it a law, let alone an Amendment
— Speak Truth & Raise Hell (@SpeakTruthAndRH) January 17, 2025
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