I was a girl in high school when I first heard about the ERA needing to be ratified to our US Constitution. That was more than 50 years ago! I’m now an older woman who has waited half a century to be considered equal to my brothers in this country. I hope I will be fully equal before the end of my life!
"When the status and power of women is greater so also is the nation’s general quality of life; when they are lower, so is the quality of life for all." Riane Eisler
Thanks a million times over Vic, you're on the right path and it's time we take a stand for women, all of us. "Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children" ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Sir, I’m in awe of you. Much respect. I want to be a mouse in your pocket, You are speaking direct easy to understand truth and honesty just like my Pop used to do. Mind you I’m about old enough to be your mom, respect and kudos
Hi Vic, you have inspired me to try making videos and be part of the resistance. If I make one, I will tag you in case you care to watch. I am not doing this for money or popularity, I am doing it to stand with the American people. Too many people are just giving in.
You a re doing an awesome job, Vic. As an Australian, i don't really have a right to an opinion in the US, but i am making other resistance folk i follow aware of you , and my friends and i are praying for the preservation of American democratic freedom. May you come out of this stronger in justice and truth.
Hi Vic. I was taking a rest from all that's going on and can't believe what's happened in the last few days. I just completed emails to Biden, Cheney and Shiff (I'm a Californian) addressing trump's attacks on government funding and Liz Cheney. Tomorrow, I will follow up with letters and will include other democrats with those letters. I will take to heart your thoughts concerning the ERA and will address that as well in my correspondence. Thanks so much for your inspiration!!!!
Jess Craven says that the best of all would be to add CALLS to your outreach. There’s something about calls that the office staff are required to log their contents and enough calls mean that staff has to be reconfigured to deal with them, however any kind of communication is great. I’m going to try to do better at my own outreach!! God bless you
After my Master Gardener class this afternoon, I,too, will be writing letters. I had thought that the ERA was dead in the water because of some time limit. I'm glad to know it can still be done! Thank you. I grew up in the 1960s and 70s.
Wow! I had no idea that the ERA had reached its necessary number of states! How in heck did you find out about this, Vic? Sheer luck, a random search spurred by memories of your grandmother? Honestly, I thought the ERA was long dead in the water! Thanks!
Hi Vic. I'm a 72 year old, granny. Interesting that you brought this subject up. On December 17th the National Archives published a statement concerning the status of the ERA. I can't get it to share that link though.
Vic-- You are amazing! Thank you for sharing for grandma's inspiring story -- it's exactly what Americans need to hear right now. I'm Canadian, but if I were American. I would most certainly join your campaign! I'm guessing you have already reached out for support to civil society organizations (ACLU, NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, Planned Parenthood, etc.), potentially sympathetic mainstream media (Joy Reid, Jonathon Capehardt, Ezra Klein, etc.), and fellow pro-democracy podcasters (Bryan Tyler Cohen, Meidas Touch, many human rights, feminist and student podcasters, etc. etc..) This would be an incredibly important and hopefully doable legacy for Biden to leave.
The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced to Congress in 1923 the first time. At that time, woman born in the United States would lose her citizenship if she married a noncitizen (the Cable Act of 1922 allowed her to apply for naturalization...subject to restriction) In 1971, most women could still not get credit in their own name or open a bank account without a man's signature. The League of Women Voters, the 104 year old voter education organization, considers certification of the ERA a national priority. (Note: the 27th Amendment was proposed in 1789 as part of the Bill of Rights. It was ratified in 1992 as the result of a college student's term paper. Gregory Watson realized it could still be ratified 200ish years later and started a successful grassroots campaign)
It's because Congress has to agree to extend the long-expired deadline before it can be published as ratified. Now you know who's to blame, because Biden has asked them to do that. Repeatedly.
@TrineDaely Article V doesn't say anything about deadlines. By using the same 'originalist' theory SCOTUS used in Dobbs and Citizens United decisions, the ERA is the 28th Amendment.
@@vicmeyers1243I think because Congress imposed an unnecessary deadline and then extended it again but not for long enough, Congress needs to extend it again so the ERA can be ratified per the amended term.
Thank you for sharing your examples regarding ERA to simplify people's actions. I will email Bidens and Harris today since we have very little time left with them.
Fantastic suggestion! And if you can get someone’s ear, suggest that Biden abdicate or “get sick” so that Kamala can officially be president for a couple weeks. Maybe the folks who didn’t want to vote for a woman would be over that hump next time, since it would be water under the bridge at that point.
Eleanor Roosevelt was really a champion for humanity. Your grandma sounds like a smart lady. I've contacted President Biden about this. I'm pretty disappointed that he would make that deal. As a woman it's really terrifying that there's powerful people that fight tooth and nail to keep us from having equal rights
Vic, the only reason my grandfather didn't go down with the Arizona was bc he'd been sent back to Long Beach on an emergency leave (my grandmother was critically ill), two weeks bf Pearl Harbor. Both of his best friends were lost on her, and he suffered from life-long PTSD and survivors guilt. My grandmother struggled mightily to keep the family above water, while my grandfather's mind was below, so your story brought tears to my eyes. I will certainly get those letters off to the White House. It would be an amazing item on President Biden's legacy list. Thank you for the knowledge and the assist.
I agree with everything you say. You are a source that gives me confidence that there are still people that are willing to stand up to lazy politicians who only care about kneeling to Trump to keep their job. There is no allegiance to the people they represent. Keep up the videos Vic, we need to hear them to help keep up the fight.
Thank you, Vic. I make sure I watch every one of your videos. They are so good! Last night, I filled out a survey being conducted by PBS. As part of it, near the end, they asked what ‘up and coming’ YT channel we would recommend. Yep….yours was at the top of my list. Thank you for all you do. 👍🏼
Hi Vic and thank you for your support. I’m going to call the White House and urge President Biden to publish the ERA. Thank you for doing this. I hope many of your subscribers do as well.
I worked on the passage of the ERA in the ‘70’s. I didn’t realize that we had enough state votes to move forward. It’s amazing what doesn’t get into the news.
Thanks Vic, messages sent to Mr Biden and Ms. Harris. I hope they will do the right thing! But, I read that because of the arbitrary deadline it actually remains un-ratified. I hope this is incorrect. Anyway, I sent my messages!
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Who could be against this? Corp America of course. Equal rights means equal pay. They can't get qualified women for half price any more. How will anyone know? Published pay charts; how much does Jack get paid? or Jackie? or Joe? Now we will know. Both Jackie and Joe.
I cannot believe that women are not equal to men in this year 2024!
That is obscene
I appreciate you supporting women. Too many men don't.
I was a girl in high school when I first heard about the ERA needing to be ratified to our US Constitution. That was more than 50 years ago! I’m now an older woman who has waited half a century to be considered equal to my brothers in this country. I hope I will be fully equal before the end of my life!
"When the status and power of women is greater so also is the nation’s general quality of life; when they are lower, so is the quality of life for all."
Riane Eisler
I am beginning to think, you sir, are a national treasure!!🎉😊
I totally agree!
Thank you. Been waiting for ERA for years!!! I'm 67 years old. Still waiting. Let's do this now!!!
Thanks a million times over Vic, you're on the right path and it's time we take a stand for women, all of us. "Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children" ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
Eleanor Roosevelt was an incredible woman and a wonderful First Lady.
I have a hard time believing that these originalist types effectively want to make women property again, and there are women who support this!
Thank you, Vic. You, sir, are a true patriot. 💙🇺🇸🙏🎄
Did not know that the 28th was not published. Appreciate the heads-up, letter on the way.
Sir, I’m in awe of you. Much respect. I want to be a mouse in your pocket, You are speaking direct easy to understand truth and honesty just like my Pop used to do. Mind you I’m about old enough to be your mom, respect and kudos
Thank you Vic for your fierce spirit! May your initiatives spread and multiply!
Thank you, Vic for being such a patriot! God bless you and your family.😊🙏👏
Thank you for simplifying the very real actions that we all can take and for the fine examples. I'm in!
Thank you, sir. I will be writing letters tonight.
Yes I have been waiting for this from the early 70s. ERA!
ANOTHER OF AMERICA'S NATIONAL HEROS......
THANKS VIC
100% 🎯
Hi Vic, you have inspired me to try making videos and be part of the resistance. If I make one, I will tag you in case you care to watch. I am not doing this for money or popularity, I am doing it to stand with the American people. Too many people are just giving in.
@@baerster i will watch, i will share
You a re doing an awesome job, Vic. As an Australian, i don't really have a right to an opinion in the US, but i am making other resistance folk i follow aware of you , and my friends and i are praying for the preservation of American democratic freedom. May you come out of this stronger in justice and truth.
Thank you and bless you. 🫶
In this instance, I'm guessing that letters from Australia would help, so feel free to write in too. We'll take all the help we can get. ")
I would suggest you have every right to an opinion; the goings-on in the US affect other countries, too. 🤗
Hi Vic. I was taking a rest from all that's going on and can't believe what's happened in the last few days. I just completed emails to Biden, Cheney and Shiff (I'm a Californian) addressing trump's attacks on government funding and Liz Cheney. Tomorrow, I will follow up with letters and will include other democrats with those letters. I will take to heart your thoughts concerning the ERA and will address that as well in my correspondence. Thanks so much for your inspiration!!!!
Jess Craven says that the best of all would be to add CALLS to your outreach. There’s something about calls that the office staff are required to log their contents and enough calls mean that staff has to be reconfigured to deal with them, however any kind of communication is great. I’m going to try to do better at my own outreach!! God bless you
Hey Vic, you look just fine. I sure remember the ERA! Awesome effort.
That would sure be a good thing. Thanks. We should do the same thing.
Thank you! Passing it along to many. Let's do this!!
Thank you Vic!
After my Master Gardener class this afternoon, I,too, will be writing letters. I had thought that the ERA was dead in the water because of some time limit. I'm glad to know it can still be done! Thank you. I grew up in the 1960s and 70s.
Wow! I had no idea that the ERA had reached its necessary number of states! How in heck did you find out about this, Vic? Sheer luck, a random search spurred by memories of your grandmother? Honestly, I thought the ERA was long dead in the water! Thanks!
Hi Vic. I'm a 72 year old, granny. Interesting that you brought this subject up. On December 17th the National Archives published a statement concerning the status of the ERA. I can't get it to share that link though.
It's ridiculous this hasn't been published. Thank you for taking the time to give us the contact info! I will be sharing this with everyone I can.
Thank you, sir. Done.
Vic-- You are amazing! Thank you for sharing for grandma's inspiring story -- it's exactly what Americans need to hear right now. I'm Canadian, but if I were American. I would most certainly join your campaign! I'm guessing you have already reached out for support to civil society organizations (ACLU, NAACP, Southern Poverty Law Center, Planned Parenthood, etc.), potentially sympathetic mainstream media (Joy Reid, Jonathon Capehardt, Ezra Klein, etc.), and fellow pro-democracy podcasters (Bryan Tyler Cohen, Meidas Touch, many human rights, feminist and student podcasters, etc. etc..) This would be an incredibly important and hopefully doable legacy for Biden to leave.
I'm guessing that letters from Canadians would help too, so feel free to join. Thank you for the list of others we can contact. Awesome.
I actually thought it ran out of time years ago to become an amendment. I remember the fight to get it ratified in the 70s.
👍🏿
Thank you 🙏🏼
Wow, I have sent this to family who are American. Thank you so very much from a Canadian 🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing your families story. I now know where you get your spirit of patriotism from.
Long, overdue!!! Thank you Vic.
💙💙💙💙
Thanks for your inspiration, Vic!! I'll be following suit today, after I get my kids off to school!
Will do!
Thank you!
Vic, what are we going to do about President Musk?
Thank you for the contact info. It will be wonderful if we can get this done.
The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced to Congress in 1923 the first time. At that time, woman born in the United States would lose her citizenship if she married a noncitizen (the Cable Act of 1922 allowed her to apply for naturalization...subject to restriction)
In 1971, most women could still not get credit in their own name or open a bank account without a man's signature.
The League of Women Voters, the 104 year old voter education organization, considers certification of the ERA a national priority.
(Note: the 27th Amendment was proposed in 1789 as part of the Bill of Rights. It was ratified in 1992 as the result of a college student's term paper. Gregory Watson realized it could still be ratified 200ish years later and started a successful grassroots campaign)
It's because Congress has to agree to extend the long-expired deadline before it can be published as ratified.
Now you know who's to blame, because Biden has asked them to do that. Repeatedly.
@TrineDaely Article V doesn't say anything about deadlines. By using the same 'originalist' theory SCOTUS used in Dobbs and Citizens United decisions, the ERA is the 28th Amendment.
@@vicmeyers1243I think because Congress imposed an unnecessary deadline and then extended it again but not for long enough, Congress needs to extend it again so the ERA can be ratified per the amended term.
Thank you for sharing your examples regarding ERA to simplify people's actions.
I will email Bidens and Harris today since we have very little time left with them.
Thank you Vic. 🙏🏽😇
👍💙
What a brilliant idea to reach out to Dr. Jill Biden. Will be doing that today.👍🏼🇺🇸
Fantastic suggestion! And if you can get someone’s ear, suggest that Biden abdicate or “get sick” so that Kamala can officially be president for a couple weeks. Maybe the folks who didn’t want to vote for a woman would be over that hump next time, since it would be water under the bridge at that point.
Biden is the greatest President in my lifetime.
Eleanor Roosevelt was really a champion for humanity. Your grandma sounds like a smart lady. I've contacted President Biden about this. I'm pretty disappointed that he would make that deal. As a woman it's really terrifying that there's powerful people that fight tooth and nail to keep us from having equal rights
I highly recommend the video "Why the Equal Rights Amendment isnt part of the constitution" by Impartial Points.
Available on TH-cam for those interested.
Thanks Vic. Doing this today and sharing with friends. Might have to QR Code the links to make it easier.
I knew you were going to say Eleanor she was so wonderful
Vic, the only reason my grandfather didn't go down with the Arizona was bc he'd been sent back to Long Beach on an emergency leave (my grandmother was critically ill), two weeks bf Pearl Harbor. Both of his best friends were lost on her, and he suffered from life-long PTSD and survivors guilt. My grandmother struggled mightily to keep the family above water, while my grandfather's mind was below, so your story brought tears to my eyes. I will certainly get those letters off to the White House. It would be an amazing item on President Biden's legacy list. Thank you for the knowledge and the assist.
Good on you Vic! I sent letters and also made phone calls to president Biden and my senators and reps too. I’ll send one to Kamala as well.
I agree with everything you say. You are a source that gives me confidence that there are still people that are willing to stand up to lazy politicians who only care about kneeling to Trump to keep their job. There is no allegiance to the people they represent. Keep up the videos Vic, we need to hear them to help keep up the fight.
Wow!!!
Good man!!!
Am Canadian.
So it is up to US American men!!!
DO IT!!!!!!
Feel free to contact our leaders anyway. Every little bit helps.
I left my message. Absolutely in all our interest. Thank you Vic. - a touching and courageous story👍
Thank you Vic!! Have waited decades for this!!!
Thank you, Vic. I make sure I watch every one of your videos. They are so good! Last night, I filled out a survey being conducted by PBS. As part of it, near the end, they asked what ‘up and coming’ YT channel we would recommend. Yep….yours was at the top of my list. Thank you for all you do. 👍🏼
Hi Vic and thank you for your support. I’m going to call the White House and urge President Biden to publish the ERA. Thank you for doing this. I hope many of your subscribers do as well.
Good hair 👍
Thanks for speaking for the rest of us, Vic.
I worked on the passage of the ERA in the ‘70’s. I didn’t realize that we had enough state votes to move forward. It’s amazing what doesn’t get into the news.
Thank you! This is way past due. you are doing your grandmother, and Alice Paul proud.
Thanks Vic! It would be a great thing to see this finally published!
Good on you, Vic
Alright.
👍
Thx for this info.
Thank you Vic, keep on with it.
Eleanor...always admired that woman.
Thank you !!!!!
I enjoy your ideas.
I'm off work tomorrow, I guess I've got something to do now. Thanks for the worthy cause to work on.
Thank you Vic!! You are a great man
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤YOU SPOKE TRUTH.
Brilliant! Thank you!
Thank you! I will do the same.
Will definitely do this ! Thanks!!!
Thank you,Vic.,It'song overdue.
Never been equal in cànada i can tell you
Thank you
Thanks for your videos!!!!❤️👍❤️
Thanks Vic, messages sent to Mr Biden and Ms. Harris. I hope they will do the right thing!
But, I read that because of the arbitrary deadline it actually remains un-ratified. I hope this is incorrect. Anyway, I sent my messages!
The archivist just refused to publish it. So frustrating.
What an inspired idea. Worth writing to others with influence like the Obamas?
Looking for your links & letters....
Not in description.
I try to live as though all people are equal. Still... let's pass the ERA.
Unfortunately I'm thinking, it will be 4 more years for before equal rights to see the light of day.
Thank you for your videos.
I would send info to the archivist
Thank you.
I won’t live to see it passed.
No hat, no background…..NO FLUFFY!!!!! 😾😾🙀
After all these years…I can’t believe it’s never been made into law. Insane. Misogynistic. 🤦🏼♀️
Thank you ❤
I am looking at your post. On TH-cam and I don’t see any links to your letters when I click on more…
They are at the end of the video
Vic in inside! What is happening?
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Who could be against this? Corp America of course. Equal rights means equal pay. They can't get qualified women for half price any more. How will anyone know? Published pay charts; how much does Jack get paid? or Jackie? or Joe? Now we will know. Both Jackie and Joe.
How does one get to see his examples and the contact info? It was too small and blurry in the video and couldn't be enlarged.