(Photo
by
Chip
Somodevilla/Getty
Images)
It
is
long
past
time
to
recognize
the
will
of
the
American
people.
In
keeping
with
my
oath
and
duty
to
Constitution
and
country,
I
affirm
what
I
believe
and
what
three-fourths
of
the
states
have
ratified:
the
28th
Amendment
is
the
law
of
the
land,
guaranteeing
all
Americans
equal
rights
and
protections
under
the
law
regardless
of
their
sex.
—
Joe
Biden
said
in
a
statement
today
he
considers
the
Equal
Rights
Amendment
duly
ratified.
In
2020
Virginia
became
the
38th
(and
final
state
needed)
to
ratify
the
ERA.
However,
though
the
number
of
states
needed
for
ratification
has
been
met,
Congress
imposed
a
time
limit
on
states’
ratification,
meaning
there’s
still
an
ongoing
legal
question
on
whether
we
have
an
official
28th
Amendment.
Indeed,
the
leader
of
the
National
Archives
confirmed
their
position
that
the
amendment
cannot
be
certified
because “the
underlying
legal
and
procedural
issues
have
not
changed.”And
a
Biden
administration
official
said
the
president
is
not
directing
the
National
Archive
to
certify
the
amendment.