To: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA-1), Sen. Mitch McConnell (KY-1), and Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC-1)
#MenForTheERA Demand The Senate Hold a Hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment
We the undersigned demand that the United States Senate Judiciary Committee follow the lead of the House Judiciary Committee and hold a free, open, and fair hearing on the long overdue Equal Rights Amendment.
Why is this important?
The Equal Rights Amendment is one state short of the threshold required by the constitution for ratification. Republicans in the Senate cling to a not-constitutionally supported version of events, pretending their arbitrary deadline for ratification means that the ERA is dead.
This is simply not true, and the ERA is more important now than ever.
Equality is not an issue of party. It is not an issue of politics. It is an issue of basic human dignity. The Equal Rights Amendment is a powerful and simple statement: we are all equal.
Without this equality, there is no security. Without this equality, there is no safety. Without this equality, America can never live up to the aspirations of the framers and every person who continues to make us who we are.
As men, we know that enshrining quality for all Americans in the Constitution will send a powerful message at home and abroad: that "We the People" includes us all.