More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, people in the United States are still not constitutionally guaranteed equality on the basis of sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex.
The LWVPA is calling on citizens to tell their state representatives to reject the package of consitutional amendments adopted by the state Senate. The House must pass the package by Jan. 27 to get the amendments on the May 21 Primary Election Ballot.
The people of Washington, DC deserve the same rights as any American living in our 50 states. They deserve full representation in Congress and to be free of Congressional interference in their local governance. Urge your Senators to support the full rights of DC residents!
Corporations and wealthy individuals should not have the power to make undisclosed political contributions that influence elections. Disclosure of large political spending should be the bare minimum requirement.
A new resolution has been introduced in the US House affirming that the Equal Rights Amendment has met all of the requirements needed to be added to the US Constitution.
The inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment in the US Constitution is long overdue.
