...so, are we going to be talking about the Equal Rights Amendment during Silly Season? 'cuz I'm totally down.

here are differing legal opinions about whether the ERA has missed its chance to become the law of the land, or whether Virginia's long-anticipated action is the final piece falling into place for the constitutional change.

"Some supporters argue that because the deadline is in the preamble that proposes the ERA — not the text of the amendment itself — the deadline doesn't have to be observed," as NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben recently reported.

Advocates also say Congress could simply set a new deadline and refresh the expired timeframe.

But the Justice Department has disagreed with those views. Its Office of Legal Counsel posted an opinion earlier this month stating, "The ERA Resolution has expired and is no longer pending before the States."

The matter will likely be settled in court, particularly after three states — Alabama, Louisiana and South Dakota – filed a lawsuit last month seeking to block the archivist of the United States from adding the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

Someone decided that William Barr should be arguing against women. This is relevant to my interests.