Are you comforted by the fact that Trumpy is now asking those with great legal expertise and experience - his donors?
I doubt this little 'vote' was for advice. I'd say it was more likely for them to show their 'approval' of his choice or a test of the attendees loyalty. I doubt very much any of them showed disapproval. It was probably couched in terms of "Raise your hand if you think I'm right". 🙄
My DC watched the recent 'Ms America' series about Phyllis Schlafly and the ERA
Wanted to see that but we don't have Hulu. I remember her and Anita Bryant both well. And although I was still in high school I wore my ERA button with pride and assisted in door-knocking and leafletting. Both of those women white, wealthy, privileged women for whom equality wasn't truly necessary. They didn't need to work and could afford to feed and raise children they had. Obviously their feeling was that if they and the rest of the 'country club wives set' didn't need equality, no one else did.
they were incredulous at the attitudes and beliefs of the women who were against it
My own mother thought that if the ERA passed, I'd end up in a fox hole in Viet Nam because women would be subject to the draft. IMO, they should be. If my sons can be forced into fighting a war, so should someone else's daughters. She also thought hat it would be the absolute end of marriage and the ability of a man to get a good job and support his family because women would 'get all the men's jobs'. But again, my mum came from a place of (not wealth by any means) financial security and a good, kind husband who felt that her opinions important and would never have made an important decision without her 'advice and consent'. She couldn't see outside her own bubble.
I am just wondering if her approval to the SC might scare the beejesus out of a lot of Americans, and that in turn might boost Dem voting?
Honestly, I think the Dems are plenty motivated and will vote. I mean, if the shit going on now hasn't already motivated a Democrat out of apathy or complaisance, nothing will. The people we need to motivate are independents and wavering Republicans.
I heard on a news show the other night (don't remember which one) that some poll or other showed that close to 99% of the voters polled have already made their decision.