Equal Rights Amendments

Introduction

Issues related to women's rights have always triggered a debate not only on the social front, but also on the political front. The controversy linked to women's rights is not new, and it has plagued the progress of women in America. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), is a proposal, which is meant to deny the passage of any law or legal provision in constitution, based on gender or sex discrimination. In this paper, the possibility of the ERA to be ratified, thus making it part of the American constitution discussed.

Historical significance of the issue

Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed in 1923, during the Women's Rights Movement. It was due to the sheer impact of this feminist movement that the ERA got prominence and tabled against the Congress for its ratification. Congress ratified the amendment that was in turn was a great achievement for the proponents, who had fought for so long for the recognition of the equal rights for women. They faced problems on the State level, because of the presence of conservatives, who were not ready to accept the reality and the importance of women's rights, thus; the ratification of the proposed amendment put on hold (Becker, p.45).

Then again, with the passage Fourteenth Amendment and Women's Suffrage Act, the proponents moved the Congress with some amendments to the bill, but the proponents objected on the language used in the fourteenth amendment, which gave rights to the black citizens of the United States.

US Citizen Child Born Abroad

There is a law that a child born with in US harbor or port around 12 nautical miles of United Sates Borders. If US citizen born abroad and the child are still under 18 living abroad it should have physical or legal custody of US citizen. The parents and grandparents must apply for naturalization ...