In keeping with my oath and duty to Constitution and country, I affirm what I believe and what three-fourths of the states have ratified: The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.
Mr. Biden's decision to weigh in just three days before leaving office on an issue that has divided the country for generations amounts to a remarkable last effort to bring about profound change and shape his own legacy.
Aides said that Mr. Biden was not ordering the archivist to reverse her position and publish the amendment, but advocates said they believe it is possible that she will take his public statement as guidance.
The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed more than a century ago and taken a circuitous route to ratification. While it passed Congress in 1972 and over the next few years was ratified by most states, it fell short of the three-quarters required.
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