ERA or Error? President Biden Calls Equal Rights Amendment ‘Law of the Land’

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On Friday outgoing President Joe Biden made a surprising announcement declaring the Equal Rights Amendment “the law of the land.”

Congress referred the federal Equal Rights Amendment to the state legislatures for ratification in 1972. If approved by enough states, the measure would amend the U.S. Constitution to say, “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

However, the amendment’s legal status has been in limbo for nearly 50 years, and federal courts have even ruled against adding it to the U.S. Constitution.

The Equal Rights Amendment is intended to prevent discrimination on the basis of sex, but its wording would likely cause a number of unintended consequences.

The ERA would arguably erase all distinctions between men and women in federal law.

That could affect everything from college fraternities and sororities at public universities to how men and women are housed in federal prisons to labor laws that protect women in the workplace to girls’ and boys’ athletics at public schools.

We’ve already seen how the transgender movement is threatening to destroy women’s sports in America. The Equal Rights Amendment would likely fuel that agenda.

States that have enacted measures similar to the ERA have even been forced to pay for abortions with taxpayer funds. In 2019, the ACLU told Congress, “the Equal Rights Amendment could provide an additional layer of protection against restrictions on abortion.”

Men and women should have equal rights under the law, but the ERA would likely fail to guarantee those rights.

That’s why major groups like National Right to Life, Concerned Women for America, and Eagle Forum oppose the federal Equal Rights Amendment.

That’s also why Family Council has opposed efforts to ratify the ERA in Arkansas as well.

President Biden cannot unilaterally decide that the Equal Rights Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution. As he leaves office, it seems unlikely that the ERA will actually become “the law of the land.” Nevertheless, it’s important for Americans to understand how the amendment would likely hurt women, unborn children, and our country as a whole.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Costco Refuses to Reevaluate DEI Program Despite Backlash, Changes at Other Major Corporations

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Corporate giant Costco reportedly has opted not to reevaluate its “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies despite backlash and changes at other major corporations.

Many companies established DEI goals a few years ago to create an equal playing field for racial and ethnic minorities, but it did not take long for LGBT groups to hijack those corporate programs. Today, DEI tends to promote divisive ideologies, and it has become a tool the LGBT movement uses to promote gender-identity politics in the workplace. Employees who hold a biblical view of gender risk their jobs.

Backlash and boycotts over DEI and pro-LGBT activism have prompted many companies to change course.

In November, Walmart rolled back its pro-LGBT diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. Toyota, John Deere, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Harley Davidson, and other corporations have moved away from DEI as well.

However, The Hill reports Costco’s board of directors recently rejected a proposal to reevaluate and retire the company’s DEI programs. The board has urged shareholders to continue supporting DEI at Costco.

As we have said many times, it is deeply troubling when multimillion dollar corporations use their wealth and influence to promote radical, pro-LGBT ideas. It’s also encouraging when companies like Walmart or Lowe’s rethink their positions and change course.

It’s clear that DEI is unpopular among Americans, and customers are tired of pro-LGBT pandering from the stores where they shop. Costco — and other corporations like them — would be wise to recognize that and stop promoting an agenda that is out of step with most Americans.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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States Should Be Allowed to Protect Children from Dangerous Procedures

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A Tennessee case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court could decide the future of Arkansas’ SAFE Act.

The Save Adolescents From Experimentation — or SAFE — Act is a good law that protects children in Arkansas from sex-change procedures, puberty-blockers, and cross-sex hormones. In 2021 the SAFE Act passed with overwhelming support from the Arkansas Legislature, but it has been blocked in federal court ever since.

A Tennessee law that is very similar to the SAFE Act is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, and that case could determine whether or not Arkansas will be able to protect children from sex-change procedures.

Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Public Policy Matt Sharp recently gave a speech outside the U.S. Supreme Court, where he explained why the court should let Tennessee enforce its law. He also explained why these procedures are so dangerous for children.

In his remarks, Mr. Sharp said,

Every child deserves to be kept safe from harmful drugs and surgeries. And no one—I repeat, no one—has a right to harm children. That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom has been working with lawmakers, policy organizations, medical professionals, and countless others to protect children from dangerous, life-altering, and unnecessary gender transition drugs and surgeries, and to help defend these critical laws in court.

Children who experience discomfort with their biological sex deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. They need access to compassionate, effective mental health care that is rooted in biological truth. . . .

Our laws have long protected kids from things that society has determined are harmful to them or that children lack the maturity and experience to handle. If a kid can’t sign a contract, vote, purchase alcohol or tobacco, or even get a tattoo, how can a child be mature enough to consent to these experimental, irreversible medical procedures that can lead to permanent sterilization?

You can watch the full speech below.

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