The Power of One

One-on-one conversations with family, friends, and neighbors, discussions leading to action. Each of us doing what we Americans are called to do.

• Identify yourself and state (zip code works), that you are calling in your individual capacity, and reference the organizations that you are either in a leadership role, a member of ________ organization/network or working alongside.
• Tell them that you are urging the Senator to co-sponsor SJ Res. 38 which call for establishing the ratification of the ERA.
• Be sure to ask that they keep a tally and add your name and various other groups that you are calling on behalf of to the count.  They are obliged to count your call as this is a US Constitutional Amendment.
• Then state in your own words your story.

Here is your script guide. Be sure to call/text your personal network and remind them to place their calls too!

• Equal Pay for Equal Work – Economic growth, being married or single women that are head of the households spend their monies on their families. The more money they earn the more they have to spend or invest or start a business of their own, building economic growth for the USA in the process.. 
• Healthcare (i.e. Reproductive Health such as IVF; Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Physician & Hospital Care, etc.)
• Provide an amendment for the US Supreme Court Justices to look to as unique issues come up before the courts that are gender related.

You can use this letter template for legislators’ websites contact form too!

~ LETTER TEMPLATE~

Dear Senator ____________/ Representative____________,

I am writing to you today to urge you to cosponsor Senate Bill- S.J. Res. 4/House Bill- H.J. Res 25, which calls for Congress to remove the deadline imposed on the Equal Rights Amendment.

The Equal Rights Amendment will empower and protect women. 

Please put my name down as a supporter of this resolution.

I am expecting you to cosponsor and vote when it comes to the floor for a vote as the US Constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the account of sex.

Thank you so much for all that you do to serve the State of _________ and the United States of America.

Sincerely,

Your Name

Reference Links

Murkowski Press Release

Congress.Gov SJ Res. 38

Crib Notes

Healthcare access is a fact of life.   Title IX – Sex Discrimination in schools is not enough.  Americans are not treated equally, some groups have received special treatment.  The ERA will empower women, reaffirm the rights of men, and provide guidance for the US Supreme Court justices.

Three years after women won the right to vote, the Lucretia Mott Amendment, now known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) after significant language change, was introduced in Congress by Senator Curtis and Representative Anthony, both Republicans. It was co-drafted by Alice Paul, head of the National Women’s Party, who led the suffrage campaign. Anthony was the nephew of suffragist Susan B. Anthony.

Many Americans across the nation  support  Congress removing the time limit added to the bills by Congress  back in 1972 , and extended in 1979 to 1982.
Legislation is in both the House of Representatives and the Senate to officially recognize the ratification of the ERA.  When the bill passeds through both  chambers the ERA will become law and part of our US Constitution,  now that the necessary 38 states have voted to ratify the amendment.