Phyllis Schlafly
was the general of the army in the battle against the Equal Rights Amendment. I
was a line officer called into duty when, in 1978, Congress purported to change
the deadline for the ratification of that amendment. On behalf of three Washington state
legislators, I filed the first legal challenge to the constitutionality of the
misuse of the Article V process by Congress. My lawsuit was later consolidated
with a similar case filed by state legislators from Arizona and Idaho.
Phyllis and I
traveled together throughout Washington state to urge support for my lawsuit.
She helped raise the funds that allowed us to battle both the federal
government and the National Organization for Women. We won that case at the federal district
court level. The Supreme Court granted review but put the case on ice until the
second deadline expired. When 38 states failed to ratify by the date of the “extended”
deadline, the Supreme Court ruled the whole matter to be moot…..To Read More
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