Huffington Postさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Huffington PostInstagram)「With Donald Trump out of the White House and Sen. Mitch McConnell no longer controlling the Senate, two substantial roadblocks for the Equal Rights Amendment are gone. And now, nearly 100 years after it was first pitched, the ERA’s chances of making it into the Constitution are greater than ever before, according to advocates.⁠ ⁠ On Thursday, a group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced legislation that would help finalize ratification of the ERA, which which would amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) introduced a joint resolution in the House of Representatives that would facilitate clearing the amendment’s final hurdles — and it’s certainly faced many since it was first conceived of in 1923. In the Senate, Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced they would introduce identical legislation.⁠ ⁠ “We’re doing this for another generation of women,” Speier told HuffPost on Thursday. She pointed out that her resolution already has 197 cosponsors and said she’s already made the case for the ERA to President Joe Biden’s White House. “I think we’re gaining traction and that’s really important.”⁠ ⁠ “As we begin a new Congress, I can think of no better legislation to lead with than one that removes impediments to final ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment — an amendment that firmly embeds in law equality between men and women,” Murkowski said in a statement. “I urge my colleagues to join us in ensuring equality for all.”⁠ ⁠ With a new presidential administration and new Senate leaders that actually support gender equality, the chances of getting the amendment through have never been higher.⁠ ⁠ “It’s a good day for the ERA,” Carol Jenkins, president and CEO of the ERA Coalition, told HuffPost on Thursday. Read more at our link in bio. // 📷 ILLUSTRATION: DAMON DAHLEN/HUFFPOST; PHOTOS: GETTY」1月23日 0時31分