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Yep, looks like Warwick is in for a fumigation following this hearing. And, I believe one's IQ could possibly shrink in points if around too many of the "Aginners to the turrible ERA" for very long.

OdaMae wishes she could be there to stare down some of those Phyllis Shoofly peoples, but OdaMae is busy working.

I hope someone asks her about her gay son.

"..Who you gonna trust? Phyllis Schlafly or David Pryor?"

Uhhhh....

Schlafly is an apt representative of the anti-woman gang. Too bad Falwell and Coulter couldn't make it.

It's becoming readily apparent that the bill is going to fail to get out of committee by a vote of either 10-10 or 9-11. Rep. Cheatham is the 'swing' vote (wouldn't matter anyway) and is out in the hall. He's listed as a sponsor. You must be present to vote in committee.

Cheatham is back in his seat and is for the bill. That still makes it 10-10 unless there's some movement.

In a 1974 decision, Singer v Hara, the Supreme Court in Washington state rejected the arguments by same sex couples that their state ERA granted same sex marriage. Recently, in same sex marriage cases in Massachusetts(2003) and in Washington (2006), both state Supreme Courts rejected claims by gay marriage attorneys that their state ERA supported same sex marriage.

Good for you. That was 1974. We have listed multiple other cases since then. If y'all win this and win the presidency in 08, the Supreme Court will become majority liberal and ERA will be used for everything I said. Y'all have never been afraid to use things "improperly" in court decisions to get a result you could never get at the ballot box. Roe v. Wade comes to mind. ERA is much more than a penumbra. Even some of you libs have admitted that this will open the door to state funded abortions, which is nice since I've noted cases that have done this. It will also make abortion the law of the land far beyond Roe.

That's one more reason we oppose ERA.

Hey, I have an idea. Let's fly in Mary Cheney to testify against ERA.. she will look good standing next to Phyliss.

I don't get your obsession with people who are gay who are Republicans. I guess you don't like people who aren't mental clones of yourselves.

"Y'all have never been afraid to use things "improperly" in court decisions to get a result you could never get at the ballot box"
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You mean like the 2000 presidential election (selection) ?

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Since George Bush got more votes in FL than Gore in EVERY recount and therefore got more Electoral votes, then, no, not like 2000.

But nice try to distract.

Any of you trolls/thread-hijackers have an update on the ERA???

That's just not true.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election%2C_2000_Florida_results

Any of you trolls have an update on the ERA?

Ever Since we gave chicks the right to vote they've gotten all uppity.

Ratify the ERA Arkansas. This is a no brainer. Don't make us a laughing stock again.

Anonymous, you clearly can't grasp the fundamental concepts of the 2000 election.

Did you hear about the part where the Supreme Court came in, ending counting?

Yeah, that's a good part to look into before you start spouting talking points used to disseminate false information through automatons like yourself.

No trolls on this thread -- unless you mean we citizens seeking an informed debate, as opposed to the ad hominem remarks and subject-changing favored by some.

Pasted in below is the actual verbatim resolution that Congress approved, by the required two-thirds votes, in 1972. By the time the deadline passed in 1979, 35 states had agreed to what appears below, but five had rescinded. In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court declared what follows to be dead.

(Source of text: Congressional Research Service report, "The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation," 2004.)

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 208

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That

The following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution
when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress:

''SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

''SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

''SECTION 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.''

This sounds more entertaining than a evening performance of cirque du soleil.

Does anyone know why David Pryor is in attendance?

The bill failed 10-10.

Would someone explain to me why this is necessary since the Fourteenth Amendment was ratified? No, wait, don't. I don't want a lot of liberal bullpuckey in my email box.

Mr. Harrelson just said the ERA lost, 10-10. Cool. As long as they don't retroactively change the rules later today to say that ERAs get to pass on a tie, because ERAs are so very special that the usual rules don't matter. Just kidding.

When do we get to see the promised video?

The 14th Amendment doesn't apply to gender discrimination, only racial discrimination. In fact, that's why women's groups opposed it in 1868.

Well, so much for the land of the free and the home of the brave. BIG(IDI)OTS strike again. Gay bashing, fear-mongering, gospel grousers who think freedom is only good for them and no one else.
If freedom is such an important word in the American lexicon, then use it to its fullest power. Apparently some people would rather your freedom come with shackles attached. They're called bigots.

Thanks, steve. So is it dead for certain; can it be voted again? Am unaware of what happens with a tie vote in committee.

Was there a roll call vote or does anyone have a detail of the vote of ea committee member?

Phyllis is proof that god does not exist. Why would a god want her as a spokesperson?

All you wimmin folk who think you need equal rights just need to move to Iraq or Afghanistan. In those two nations CheneyBush has mandated equal rights for wimmin be included in their new constitutions. Sorry about our better halves in Arkyville.
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>As long as they don't retroactively change the rules later today to say that ERAs get to pass on a tie, because ERAs are so very special that the usual rules don't matter. Just kidding.<

Get some well-needed rest Doug. The ERA is not going away. It will be back another day likely before you expected it. After Hillary is put into the Wht House by the nation's major voting block (wimmin) fasten your seat belt.

Can anyone tell me if there is another way to bring this back to the committee or even better, to the full House?