tuesday, October 21, 1980
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Last, but certainly not least-, is the question of discrim
ination. In this country we are waging war to eliminate all
forms of legalized discrimination, whether it be on the
grounds of race, sex, religion or, yes, even age. Simply
because one is 65 years old docs not give die state or the
people the right to force a person out of hisher job,
whatever that job may be.
While I have shot down, 1 hope, mandatory retirement
by age, I concede something must be done to remove any
judge who is physically or mentally incapable of doing the
proper job. As an alternative I suggest we examine other
means of determining incapacity.
Arts & Sciences
J.K. Craig
ERA questioned
A recent letter labeled the Equal Rights Amendment a
"simple bill" and went on to defend it. What this seeming
ly simple amendment actually docs is give absolute power
to the federal government and it forbids lawmakers from
ever distinguishing between the two sexes.
Freedom of choice for individual women is totally ig
nored by the proposed amendment. ERA proponents
talk in generalities about discrimination but fail to men
tion drastic changes that would affect women.
Following is a list of just a few of the changes which
would result if the ammendment is approved. This infor
mation has been documented by Beverly Laliaye, Nation
al Director of Concerned Women for America.
" 1. Complete integration of the sexes. ERA would re
quire that there be no segregation of the sexes in prisons,
reform schools, public schools, college dormitories, hosp
ital rooms, and other public facilities (Congressional Rec
ord, March 22, 1972, page S4543).
2. Open homosexuality. By law we will be required to
ackowledge homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle (Yale
Law Journal, pp. 963, 966).
3 . Military service and combat duty would be shared
equally. The right not to be drafted would be abolished
for women.
4. Protection laws for women abolished. The ERA will
abolish "seduction laws, statuatory rape laws, laws prohib
iting obscene language in the presence of women, prosti
tution, and 'manifest danger' laws." (Yale Law Journal,
pp. 954, 964).
5. Compulsory support by husbands abolished. The
ERA will abolhh women's individual choice to work or
stay at home with their families. Laws that now require a
husband to support his family will be invalidated; the wife
will be equally responsible to support the family. (Yale
Law Journal, pp. 944, 945; inserted in the Congressional
Record by Senator Birch Bayh).
6. Single-sex schools abolished. A military school,
seminary, or women's college that accepts any kind of
federal assistance, would be required to integrate or would
be closed.
7. Churches and church colleges would be jeapordized.
If the ERA is enforced, it would become illegal to re
fuse to ordain women equally with men. A Christian col
lege that receives any federal benefits (loans or grants to
students, veterans benefits, etc.) would no longer be per
mitted to have sexually segregated dormitories, or showers
or rcstrooms. (Yale Law Journal, p. 903)
In regards to enforcing ERA, it gives complete and ulti
mate authority to the government over all state
and local governments. You lose your own freedom to
choose and decide for yourself.
In addition, both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Equal Opportunity Act of 1972 have given equality to all
races and sexes. These arc the facts behind ERA. From
these a person should decide on how he or she will stand
on this issue.
Val Chocholousck
Teachers College
Senior
Editor's note: No effort was made to determine what
edition of the the Yale Law Journal was used, or the con
text of the writing.
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