Its no surprise that VA HD 99 Del. Magaret Ransone is fulfilling her TV Promise to Kill the ERA.
She has taken the matters and privileges into her own hands. Ignoring non-partisan public polling (where 81% of Virginians support the ratification of the ERA, yes EIGHTY-ONE Percent), ignoring the overwhelming majority of supporters present inside the room, and even the scores of people waiting on the outside to fill the 120 seat conference room.
However, the saddest part of this isn’t ignoring the constituents, but the degrading and verbal attacks thrown from behind the gavel at an Equal Rights Supporter whom Del. Ransone has never met and has always refused to meet.
I’m not exaggerating, before dinner time The Richmond Times Dispatch had an Article Titled “House panel rejects ERA on 4-2 vote after Va. lawmaker spars with longtime activist”.
They weren’t the only ones; The Washington Post had an article:
Not to mention Blue Virginia had an Article including live videos of the day and the verbal exchange:
We have transcribed the final comments on of the videos from Blue Virginia.
Del. Ransone has ensured that even after passing out of the VA Senate for the sixth time the ERA will not be heard for a floor vote nor will it be brought before the full Privileges & Elections committee for a vote.
Del. Ransone is proud to be the roadblock to uphold the progress of explicitly prohibiting discrimination against women, whereas 161 million women would be the benefactor of “strict scrutiny” under various cases making their way to the supreme court.
Further more #RoadblockRansone is up for re-election this year; if you are sick of her being the main roadblock session after session, because she won’t change her mind let’s #RemoveRoadBlockRansone, and change her seat DONATE NOW to: