The cynical strategy behind Biden’s 28th Amendment

Published January 20, 2025 4:48pm ET



Why would former President Joe Biden, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the American Bar Association, and Georgetown Law all torch their credibility by making the absurd claim that the Equal Rights Amendment is now suddenly part of the Constitution just because Biden “declared” it?

In case you missed it, on the Friday evening of Jan. 17, Biden released a statement on X reading, “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.”

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