Vote Equality!
The Equal Rights Amendment IS our 28th Amendment!
“Does constitutional equality mean women will be drafted?”
- Even without the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights), a draft could include women. We believe that if a draft of America’s best and brightest were necessary during a national emergency, it would (of course) include women.
- In recent years, military, legislative, and judicial leadership have signaled a single sex Selective Service registration may not be practicable:
- In 2016, the same year women were allowed to serve in every military role (including ground combat), the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would have required women to register for Selective Service with support from late Senator John McCain, who explained that women already serve with great distinction in all aspects of our Armed Forces. (source, CRS)
- In October 2017, the Pentagon recommended that women should register with the selective service. (source, The Hill)
- In February of 2019, a federal judge in Texas ruled that single sex draft registration is unconstitutional. (source, NPR) However, this ruling was overturned by the 5th Circuit and the Supreme Court declined to take up the case. For now, a single sex draft registry stands.
Stay tuned…
Fun fact! Women have always been eligible to be drafted and were nearly drafted as nurses in the last couple of days of WWII (source, HistoryNet).
ADDITIONAL FAQs
What Changes
“What will the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) really do?”
About Us
“Who is VoteEqualityUS and what’s your plan?”
Abortion
“Doesn’t this open the door for abortion rights?”
Bathrooms
“Will we all have to use the same bathrooms?”
Bipartisan
“Do most Americans support Equal Rights in our Constitution?”
Black Lives Matter
“What’s your position on Black Lives Matter?”
Business Case
“How does gender equality impact businesses?”
Contracts
“Won’t women contractors lose enhanced status for contract bids?”
Convention
“Can’t we just do this during the constitutional convention?”
COVID-19
“What kind of impact is COVID-19 having on gender equality?”
Deadline
“Didn't the ratification deadline already pass?”
Discrimination
“What government gender discrimination is happening now?”
Draft
“Does constitutional equality mean women will be drafted?”
Equal Pay
“Will this help women get paid more equally?”
Family Law
“How will the Equal Rights Amendment impact family law?”
Fear of Unknown
“How can we do this when we don't know what will happen?”
Gender Violence
“How can constitutional gender equality help with gender violence?”
Ginsburg
“Didn’t RBG say something about starting over?”
History
“What is the history of the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights)?”
Illinois v Ferriero
“Isn’t there a court case about the 28th Amendment (ERA)?”
Insurance
“What about insurance? Someone said my rates will go up.”
International
“How do we compare to other countries?”
Intersectionality
“Is the 28th Amendment (Equal Rights) for all of us?”
Military
“How will the Equal Rights Amendment impact our military?”
Pregnancy
“Will this help with pregnancy discrimination?”
Rescissions
“Didn’t a few states rescind their ratifications?”
Social Security
“Will my widow lose her social security benefits when I die?”
Sports
“Will my daughter lose her girls only soccer team?”
Tax Exempt Status
“Will my church lose its tax exempt status?”
Title VII and Title IX
“How is this different from Title VII and Title IX?”
Topless
“Will women now be walking around topless?”
Transgender
“Will this provide protections for transgender individuals?”
