PBS debuted a new Independent Lens documentary entitled Ratified on Tuesday that was ostensibly about the fight to get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified in Virginia. In reality, it was just an opportunity for a number of activists and Democratic politicians to trash everyone from the Founding Fathers to conservatives and pro-lifers.
One early clip showed Dr. Kelly Burton trying to diminish the Constitution, “When it comes to the relationship that women have with our Constitution, it's interesting because the Constitution was really only created to reflect the priorities of about 5 percent to 7 percent of the American population: men of European descent who owned property. They were the only people who the Constitution is even in any way mindful of.”
Most people understand that “men” can also be used as a way of saying “human,” but Rep. Jennifer McClellan is not most people. She turned to the Declaration of Independence, “And then, we had a revolution, and Thomas Jefferson wrote, ‘All men are created equal and endowed by their creator with unalienable rights.’ It didn't include women. It didn't include black people. Definitely didn't include me.”
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