I’ll try to keep this brief, but be sure to read Ellie’s message below! If we keep pressure on the Senate, we can get a floor vote on the ERA before the midterm elections. But we need your help.

Can you do one of the following right now? If you can do 2 or all 3, it will raise the pressure!

SEND THIS LETTER and tell , as well as Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) telling them you want the Senate to vote on the ERA before the midterm elections. It’s very easy to do — it only takes three clicks!

We need to flood their inboxes with these letters telling them to take action for the ERA before the midterm elections.

Hold a Vote on the ERA!

CALL THEIR OFFICES, it’s harder to ignore someone on the phone. Call them and leave a message or speak to someone in the office and be sure to let them know that you support a floor vote on the ERA time limit or the filibuster. Here is what you can say:

“Hello, my name is John xxxxxx and I live in Washington, DC. It is past time for the Senate to take action on the Equal Rights Amendment. I am calling to urge the Senator’s support of a floor vote on the ERA before the midterm elections. Thank you.”

You can call . Senate Majority Leader Schumer should also hear from you, call him at (202) 224-6542.

IF YOU’RE ON TWITTER, Tweet to your Senator(s) using this page. Be sure to use #EqualRightsAmendment!

Since you're in the Washington, DC area: one more request...

On Wednesday, September 28th, oral arguments will be held at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul will argue that the ratification of 38 states should be recognized and the National Archivist should publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Can you join us for a rally to publish the ERA on September 28th in Washington, DC?

When: September 28, 2022 at 9AM

Where: William B. Bryant U.S. Courthouse Annex of the U.S. Court of Appeals at 333 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. — Look for us at the corner of Constitution Ave. NW and 3rd Street NW!

For equality,

-Kathy Spillar
Executive Director

---------- Forwarded message ---------

From: Eleanor Smeal <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 04:11:05 PM
Subject: Demand a floor vote 🗳️
To: John xxxxxx

We need you to take action to support the Equal Rights Amendment, John.

This is your chance to tell , as well as Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) you want a floor vote on the ERA before the midterm elections.

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The midterm elections are just 46 days away. As I write this, abortion rights are vanishing in state after state.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has introduced a nationwide 15 week abortion ban. He has begun the discussion to ban abortion in every state of the union if the Republicans win the majority in the midterm elections. This means that access to abortion could be severely limited, even in District Of Columbia.

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We need the Equal Rights Amendment more than ever for a basic guarantee in the Constitution to stop the denial of rights for women and the LGBTQ Community. Attacks on gender rights are happening every day.

The House of Representatives has voted — TWICE — to remove the timeline and advance the ERA. Earlier this year, 187 House members co-sponsored H.Res.891, which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Equal Rights Amendment is valid and already part of the Constitution.

Meanwhile, the Senate has done nothing. It is well past time for the Senate to act. The public must see the Republican Senators block an ERA floor vote with the use of the filibuster.

We need to flood Senators’ inboxes with messages urging them to call for a vote on the ERA right away. There is no time limit on equality. Your letter to the Senators makes it clear that they need to act.

An overwhelming majority of U.S. adults support Congress adding the ERA to the Constitution, and since the House of Representatives has now voted twice, it is high time for the Senate to act.

We owe it to ourselves and all future generations — we must add the ERA to the Constitution to protect and eliminate persistent gender discrimination. The ERA will prevent denial of rights based on sex discrimination.

Hold a Vote on the ERA!

Don’t delay, send your message right now. We must keep up the pressure. We must have a Senate floor vote before the midterm elections so that everyone can see that Republican Senators are standing in the way of the following words being enshrined in our Constitution:

For equality,

Eleanor Smeal
President

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