John Oliver's clueless, mendacious segment on the Equal Rights Amendment

Comedian John Oliver did a segment last week on the Equal Rights Amendment that was incredibly biased and inaccurate. It’s not the first time, but Oliver is either lying or remarkably misinformed — or some combination of both.

The text of the Equal Rights Amendment is short and sweet. Section 1 succinctly states, “Women shall have equal rights in the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” The amendment adds that it will become part of the Constitution only if ratified by the requisite three-fourths of the states by March 22, 1979.