[net.politics] ERA and existing laws

jerry@oliveb.UUCP (Jerry Aguirre) (10/27/84)

>Section 1 .  All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and
>subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States
>and of the State wherein they reside.  No State shall make or enforce
>any law which shall abridge the priveleges or immunities of citizens of
>the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life,
>liberty, or property , without due process of law; nor deny
>to any person within its jusisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
>
>Doesn't that about cover it?  Note the use of "person" throughout.  
>Perhaps we just need interpretation and enforcement of what we already have.
>
>			Ted Nolan ..usceast!ted

But this only refers to what the "STATE" does.  It doesn't say a damn
thing about what XXX corporation does.  I thought the whole ERA thing
was about descrimination in hiring, credit, etc.  Is this right?

					    Jerry Aguirre
{hplabs|fortune|idi|ihnp4|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!jerry

bmt@we53.UUCP ( B. M. Thomas ) (11/01/84)

>But this only refers to what the "STATE" does.  It doesn't say a damn
>thing about what XXX corporation does.  I thought the whole ERA thing
>was about descrimination in hiring, credit, etc.  Is this right?
>
>					    Jerry Aguirre

Then what is "equal protection of the laws"?