(1/4) The 1972 ERA died unratified 40 years ago-- the claim that it's on the verge of ratification is a political hoax. But, is the Archivist of the U.S. playing along with the hoaxers? This chart was produced with the National Archives, obtained on 11-19-19 thru a FOIA request 
(2/4) by Douglas Johnson, senior policy advisor to National Right to Life. It lists Nevada (2017) and Illinois (2018) as ratifying states-- just like the 35 states that actually ratified the ERA prior to the immutable 1979 deadline. (The NARA list does take note that five of the
(3/4) ratifying states later took action to rescind their ratifications, before the deadline.) However, after Nov. 17 filing of a lawsuit by AL, LA, and SD, NARA on 12-19-19 said that it had already "requested guidance from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel on
(4/4) legal issues regarding ratification of the ERA." And, "NARA does not intend to take any action regarding the ERA until, at a minimum, it receives the guidance it previously requested and in no event before February 15, 2020." #VARatifyERA #ERANoShortcuts @PhyllisSchlafly
