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For IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2011
CONTACT: Jocelyn Andersen
On Tuesday, Jocelyn Andersen, Author of, Woman this is WAR!, petitioned the Hillsborough County Legislative Delegation to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida. Following is a transcript of her two minute speech:
I
am here supporting the Equal Rights Amendment. Only three states are
needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and Florida should be one
of them.
Women are guaranteed only one right under the United States
Constitution, and that is the right to vote. This should be unacceptable
to all Americans.
The 14th Amendment is often cited as giving women equal rights. It does
not. It does not mention women at all but does specify that only men
can vote. It is rather antiquated and has been suggested that it be
repealed.
American women enjoy many privileges today, but they are just that,
privileges—not rights. Privileges are easily revoked while rights, on
the other hand, are not.
American Women are forced to accept revocable privileges in exchange
for rights because we do not enjoy the same level of protection under
the United States Constitution that American men do.
Attorney Barry Goldstein stated in his Times article that 40 states
have determined that gender bias against mothers exists in their family
court systems. We need an Equal Rights Amendment to stop this
discrimination against women and their children in our family court
systems.
Florida Senate Committees have overwhelmingly passed the Equal Rights
Amendment, but it is my understanding that the House has never granted
even one hearing or vote. I am asking you to support this by granting
hearings and by voting to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the state
of Florida.
America is just three states away from ratifying an amendment that
would guarantee Constitutional equality for all of its citizens, not
just its male citizens.
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