No matter that the allotted time for ERA ratification expired many years ago to the Rats.
Put a fork in it people The ERA is dead and done.
By Jenna Portnoy February 21 at 5:59 PM
RICHMOND — The Republican-controlled House of Delegates killed Democrats’ last-ditch efforts to pass the Equal Rights Amendment on Thursday, as advocates promised retribution at the ballot box.
Democrats had hoped to use procedural measures to force Republicans to take a floor vote on the amendment for the first time. After the effort failed, ERA opponents in the gallery overlooking the chamber clapped.
Then an ERA supporter, also in the gallery, shouted, “Shame on Virginia!â€
“I am disgusted by this vote, absolutely disgusted,†another yelled.
The amendment has been the focus of protests and heated debates throughout the 46-day General Assembly session, which ends Saturday.
Retired Air Force veteran Daphne Portis is approached by a Capitol Police officer after an outburst in the gallery of the House following the failure of a resolution that would have brought the Equal Rights Amendment to the floor in Richmond. (Steve Helber/AP)
The lower chamber of the General Assembly has consistently thwarted a campaign by ERA activists to make Virginia the 38th — and theoretically the last — state needed to ratify the amendment.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-house-kills-era-ratification-bill/2019/02/21/82920204-3560-11e9-854a-7a14d7fec96a_story.html
