Three days before leaving office, President Joe Biden announced that the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution should be considered in effect. He was responding to pressure from ERA supporters who, in my opinion, are misguided.

In 1972 the ERA was passed overwhelmingly with bipartisan support in the House (354 to 24) and Senate (84-8) — well more than the two-thirds of each house required by the Constitution. Although amendments don’t require presidential signature, Republican President Richard Nixon endorsed the proposal.

The proposed ERA stated:

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