`70`s Redux
I`m startled at how much our current era resembles the 1970`s; we`re dealing with Iranian hostage-taking, alternative fuels, a Democrat Congress, anti-war protestors,Latin-American communism, etc. Now we have the return of an old `70`s favorite, the Equal Rights Amendment!
The ERA went down in blazing defeat thanks to Phyllis Schlafley, but it has come for an encore with the new Democrats. It seeks to enshrine sexual discrimination (against men) and abortion into the Constitution of these United States. It was a bad idea then, and a terrible idea now that we know better. But, when has a bad idea stopped the hippie left?
All we need is for Disco and bell-bottoms to return! Start the Revolution, man!
The ERA went down in blazing defeat thanks to Phyllis Schlafley, but it has come for an encore with the new Democrats. It seeks to enshrine sexual discrimination (against men) and abortion into the Constitution of these United States. It was a bad idea then, and a terrible idea now that we know better. But, when has a bad idea stopped the hippie left?
All we need is for Disco and bell-bottoms to return! Start the Revolution, man!
posted by Timothy Birdnow | 6:59 AM
4 Comments:
Far out, man!
I remember those great cartoons by the late Jeff McNelly on the ERA.
The ERA was the only proposed constitutional amendment in history for which the time limit for ratification was extended. This backfired on the proponents, though, as some states that had ratified it decided to rescind.
Ronald Reagan had a 30-minute radio program in the late 1970s. He and his daughter Maureen once presented a little debate on the ERA; she was "pro" and he was "anti."
Hey, ya ya, I remember the '70s pretty good, too. Since then it's been kinda fuzzy though. . . .
:)
I`m hip, Bob!
Thanks for the history lesson, Steve; I had forgotten about the perils of extending the time limit!
Good to hear from you, Jeff! Since I hadn`t heard from you in a while, I figured you had tired of reading my crazy ideas.
Have a nice day!
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