ah, the ERA...
As the deadline for ratification drew near, with the magic 38 just out of reach (and with a couple of states thinking aloud about rescinding previous endorsements) sundry women of my acquaintance joined the call for extending the deadline, and a couple of them became rather peckish when I suggested to them that should they prevail they might someday come to rue the precedent.
Since we should not tinker with the Constitution any more than absolutely necessary, I think Bush is missing a bet by not including in the proposed amendment language that would prevent married sodomites from burning the flag, thereby efficiently addressing two red-meat issues dear to his constituency with one amendment rather than a pair.
cordially,
