{"id":100804,"date":"2025-01-17T09:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/17\/joe-biden-recognizes-28th-amendment-but-that-doesnt-mean-we-have-an-actual-equal-rights-amendment\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:02:34","slug":"joe-biden-recognizes-28th-amendment-but-that-doesnt-mean-we-have-an-actual-equal-rights-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/01\/17\/joe-biden-recognizes-28th-amendment-but-that-doesnt-mean-we-have-an-actual-equal-rights-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Recognizes 28th Amendment (But That Doesn\u2019t Mean We Have An Actual Equal Rights Amendment)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t get too excited.<br \/>\nThe post Joe Biden Recognizes 28th Amendment (But That Doesn\u2019t Mean We Have An Actual Equal Rights Amendment) appeared first on Above the Law.<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-1079955\" class=\"post-1079955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government tag-constitution tag-equal-rights-amendment-era tag-government tag-quote-of-the-day\">\n<div class=\"post__content single-post\">\n<div class=\"single-post__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"single-post__content-column\">\n<div id=\"single-post-content\" class=\"single-post__content\">\n<div id=\"attachment_678830\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-678830\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-678830\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/GettyImages-141713430-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ERA equal rights Rally At U.S. Capitol Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Congressional Passage Of ERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-678830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u2014 Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-equal-rights-amendment-era-16b554dfe913797a52f894b72684bc45\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> in a statement today he considers the Equal Rights Amendment duly ratified. In 2020 Virginia became the 38th (and final state needed) to ratify the ERA. However, though the number of states needed for ratification has been met, Congress imposed a time limit on states\u2019 ratification, meaning there\u2019s still an ongoing legal question on whether <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2022\/01\/this-is-what-the-constitution-should-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">we have an official 28th Amendment<\/a>. Indeed, the leader of the National Archives confirmed their position that the amendment cannot be certified because\u00a0\u201cthe underlying legal and procedural issues have not changed.\u201dAnd a Biden administration official said the president is not directing the National Archive to certify the amendment. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t get too excited. The post Joe Biden Recognizes 28th Amendment (But That Doesn\u2019t Mean We Have An Actual Equal Rights Amendment) appeared first on Above the Law. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images) It is long past time to recognize the will of the American people. 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