What about an Equal Rights Amendment for women? Well, the whole concept seems almost passé today after a big effort in the 1970s failed.
One of the obstacles to a 21st century Equal Rights Amendment is that men, especially those in positions of financial and political power, seem to be slipping backward. They like women as servants, not as equals or superiors.
But there is an even bigger obstacle. The Constitution, with all its guarantees of democratic equality, is basically only so much paper today. There are huge swaths of foundational language that have been trashed by presidents, congresses, and the courts. Today, our pretend Constitution effectively allows any political thug to do whatever he can get away with.
And you, Ms. America, don’t give a damn.
Besides, how are you going to get equal pay or equal power in today’s speedily declining America? Remember when Rome went from a democracy to a monarchy? That didn’t help women. Rome’s emperors forevermore were men.
Ladies, if you want real power, you must bring back real democracy.
Kimball Shinkoskey
Woods Cross, Utah
This article appears in Apr 1-11, 2021.
The only way to counter the gonzo-constitutionalism of the GOP and corporate Dems is to end the filibuster, overturn Citizens United, reinstate the Voting Rights Act and unstack the courts. Chief Justice Roberts’ assertion that the USA is not racist enough to justify the VRA is ludicrous.
This writer certainly has an impressive ability to string together leftist jargon and rhetoric, but sadly has a flawed view of history when she cites the male-ruled Roman Empire. An empire with an even larger scope, the British Empire which spanned the globe, was occasionally ruled by women (Victoria, Elizabeth I, etc), yet is frequently charged by today’s sputtering leftists with all manner of anti-democratic attrocities.
Stevefelton..,.,you being a member of an immorral and corrupt party,.which will certainly lead to totalitarian rule…should get your head out of your arse!!
Well, it’s called history, not herstory, for a reason. I don’t think your idea will get much traction, simply because of the disparity in racial equality among women. Only when that is acheived, can women can unite in representation.