Posts Tagged ‘Equal Rights Amendment’
Del. Equal Rights Amendment Could Expand
Delaware’s Equal Rights Amendment could be further amended to ensure that the rights of Delawareans are equally protected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Thursday, state lawmakers and advocates gathered at Legislative Hall to unveil a proposal (HB 199) to add protections to the Delaware Constitution’s equal rights clause. Delaware would become the…
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DE Senate Defeats Equal Rights Amendment to State Constitution
Legislation that would amend the Delaware Constitution was defeated in the State Senate Wednesday.聽 House Bill 399 would provide equal rights on the basis of sex.聽 An amendment to the US Constitution was passed in 1972 but not ratified by the number of needed states by the 1982 deadline.聽 Delaware was one of the first…
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