Just to clear something up

[knight_of_the_star]

The President really doesn't have any official power involving amending the Constitution. All he/she can do it oppose or support it. Just something to consider about Kerry's statement.

[boobooday]

1. It requires way more than the president

Even a pseudo-dictator like GWB would have to get overwhelming majorities in Congress, and then 2/3 of the state legislatures have to ratify.

It's daunting. The ERA didn't make it.

http://www.wgoeshome.com

Jeanette

[bobbieinok]

2. ERA was on track with state ratifications and then BAM

there was a major national campaign against the ERA headed by conservative women and by Mormon front groups.

IA had passed the ERA amendment for national ratification, but in 80 there was an ballot initiative to take back the approval.

Speakers who went to IA women's groups were attacked by women calling them secular humanists.

The stopping of the national ERA and the election of Raygun were initial steps in the religious right's take-over of the political discourse and vocabulary.

[lastknowngood]

3. He could issue an executive order and the rubber stamp SCOUS

could uphold it. Remember were not dealing with people who work within the system or laws of our country. This is a very large criminal enterprise who is answerable to no one in the world.

[knight_of_the_star]

4. I know

This isn't in relation to Bush.

If Kerry wins, there is nothing he could actually do aside from make a whole lot of noise in the press if the GOP tries to push such an amendment through Congress.