[stars & stripes forever]

The Equal Rights Amendment is about to be passed in Illinois. It passed though the Illinois State House and would have been voted upon by the State Senate before the summer recess, but there weren't enough votes to pass it.

If you think Canada has problems with homosexual marriage, wait until the United States has a Constitutional Amendment that guarantees special protected status based on sexual orientation!

Wording in the Illinois ERA implies that the 7 year time limit extended to Constitutional Amendments does not apply to ERA. If that is the case, Illinois would be the 36th state to pass ERA, with 2 to go.

Emil Jones, the Illinois Senate leader, and sponsor of the ERA, has publically stated that he does not plan to hold hearings if he has the votes to pass it. Also the Illinois Governor does not have to sign ERA.

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Wording in the Illinois ERA implies that the 7 year time limit extended to Constitutional Amendments does not apply to ERA. If that is the case, Illinois would be the 36th state to pass ERA, with 2 to go.

I recall when I first read the ERA, the text of the amendment itself provided a time-limit for ratification. Do I remember correctly?