U.S. Senator Gillibrand Responds to National Archivist’s Refusal to Certify The Equal Rights Amendment Posted on December 18, 2024 (December 18, 2024) Democracy Amendments U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement in response to the National Archivist’s refusal to certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment. “The archivist is correct that she has a responsibility to uphold the law. Unfortunately, by refusing to certify the ERA, she is wrongfully inserting herself into a clearRead More
New Polling Shows Perception of Biden’s Presidency Would Soar If He Publishes the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Posted on December 11, 2024 Democracy Amendments The ERA was approved by Congress in 1972 and ratified by 38 states in 2020. A new national alliance is urging President Biden to instruct the National Archivist to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment without delay. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 11, 2024)— Data For Progress released a new poll today showing strongRead More
WATCH: Publish the ERA townhall featuring Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Posted on December 4, 2024 (December 5, 2024) Democracy Amendments Watch our national town hall featuring U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and members of the Biden Publish the ERA Alliance discuss the campaign to publish the Equal Rights Amendment. The Alliance consists of over forty non-profit, non-partisan advocacy organizations representing millions of members calling on President Biden to enshrine equal justice under the law in theRead More
46 US Senators Urge President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution Posted on December 3, 2024 (December 3, 2024) Democracy Amendments The ERA was approved by Congress in 1972 and, by 2020, ratified by 38 states. The letter asks President Biden to instruct the National Archivist to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment without delay. WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 3, 2024)—Style Weekly published yesterday an official letter to President Biden dated November 22, 2024,Read More
Join Senator Gillibrand for the Biden Publish the ERA Digital Town Hall Posted on November 25, 2024 (December 4, 2024) Democracy Amendments As attacks on the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ individuals surge nationwide, a second Trump term comes with grave new threats spelled out in Project 2025. With so many freedoms on the line, President Biden has the authority, responsibility, and opportunity to certify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) before his term ends. The ERARead More
Free Speech For People Endorses Constitutional Amendment to Overturn The Supreme Court’s Ruling In Trump V. United States Posted on July 29, 2024 Democracy Amendments Free Speech For People strongly endorses Rep. Joe Morelle’s newly introduced constitutional amendment that will ensure that no officer of the United States—including the president— is above the law. The amendment prevents U.S. officers from asserting immunity on the grounds that the alleged criminal act was within the constitutional authority of their office or relatedRead More
Shattering Glass Leads 84 Organizations in Calling For President Biden to Publish The Equal Rights Amendment Posted on December 7, 2023 (December 6, 2023) Democracy Amendments On December 5th, Free Speech For People joined Shattering Glass and 83 organizations and professional associations from across the country in calling on President Biden to instruct the US Archivist (“Archivist”) to publish the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. For the past two years, Shattering Glass has been educatingRead More
New FSFP Video: President Biden Must Instruct the National Archivist to Certify the Equal Rights Amendment Posted on July 19, 2023 (July 19, 2023) Democracy Amendments Check out our new video featuring FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler, Kate Kelly Esq. of Equal Rights Action, and Claudia Nachega of Generation Ratify, on why President Biden must instruct the National Archivist to certify the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Sign our petition and demand action here.Read More
Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Free and Fair Elections Amendment Posted on June 22, 2023 (July 6, 2023) Democracy Amendments The constitutional amendment would ban corporate political spending, directly limit the amounts of money that political donors can contribute or spend, require Congress to enact public campaign financing or lose their salaries, and empower states to develop their own campaign finance limits while overturning Supreme Court decisions like Citizens United that have licensed corporations andRead More
Democracy and Gender Equality Advocates Urge President Biden to Take Executive Action to Certify The Equal Rights Amendment Posted on April 26, 2023 Democracy Amendments The Equal Rights Amendment, first introduced in 1972, met the criteria for publication in January 2020, when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it. WASHINGTON, DC (April 26, 2023) A coalition of democracy and gender equality advocates issued a letter to President Biden today urging him to instruct the Acting Archivist of theRead More