On 23 Jul 2005 at 18:22, John Howell wrote: > At 2:53 PM -0700 7/23/05, Ken Durling wrote: > >At 02:39 PM 7/23/2005, you wrote: > >>Of course, last time I checked, the ERA was not part of the > >>Constitution. > > > >Eh? What do you think it's an amendment TO? > > Congress did not pass it. Off with their 'eads!!
No, Congress passed it, but not enough states ratified it before it expired. See: http://www.now.org/issues/economic/cea/history.html The key dates: 1972 - House of Representatives passes it. 1972 - Senate passes it with a deadline for ratification by the states of March 22, 1979. 1978 - Congress extends the ratification deadline to June 30, 1982. 1982 -- the ERA expires on June 30, 1982, not having been ratified by enough states to become part of the Constitution. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
