Julia Longoria

So let me walk you through it now because it's beautiful. The ERA fight is underway, and RBG and her colleagues are watching this happen, right? And they're getting worried. What if the ERA doesn't pass? So what are we going to do if that's the case? How are we going to get equal rights for women? So they decided, okay, as an alternate approach, let's go back to the 14th Amendment.

So let me walk you through it now because it's beautiful. The ERA fight is underway, and RBG and her colleagues are watching this happen, right? And they're getting worried. What if the ERA doesn't pass? So what are we going to do if that's the case? How are we going to get equal rights for women? So they decided, okay, as an alternate approach, let's go back to the 14th Amendment.

You know, which, as we said, was designed from the beginning to be only about race.

You know, which, as we said, was designed from the beginning to be only about race.

You know, which, as we said, was designed from the beginning to be only about race.

Well, it says the word person, so that... should include women. If they could just get the courts to see it that way, then by default, almost, we would have a sort of ERA.

Well, it says the word person, so that... should include women. If they could just get the courts to see it that way, then by default, almost, we would have a sort of ERA.

Well, it says the word person, so that... should include women. If they could just get the courts to see it that way, then by default, almost, we would have a sort of ERA.

What does she want the court to say? She wants the court to say that sex would be treated just like race. And here's why that's so important. When the court sees racial discrimination happening, under the 14th Amendment, it takes a really hard line. It looks at it really, really closely, or at least it's supposed to. Whereas other kinds of discrimination, not so much.

What does she want the court to say? She wants the court to say that sex would be treated just like race. And here's why that's so important. When the court sees racial discrimination happening, under the 14th Amendment, it takes a really hard line. It looks at it really, really closely, or at least it's supposed to. Whereas other kinds of discrimination, not so much.

What does she want the court to say? She wants the court to say that sex would be treated just like race. And here's why that's so important. When the court sees racial discrimination happening, under the 14th Amendment, it takes a really hard line. It looks at it really, really closely, or at least it's supposed to. Whereas other kinds of discrimination, not so much.

Because actually, some discrimination is necessary. The law discriminates. It has to. It discriminates between 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds, between criminals and non-criminals. There would be chaos otherwise, right? But the courts decided that race is going to be a big red flag. They're going to ask governments, legislatures, presidents to have a compelling reason. A compelling state interest.

Because actually, some discrimination is necessary. The law discriminates. It has to. It discriminates between 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds, between criminals and non-criminals. There would be chaos otherwise, right? But the courts decided that race is going to be a big red flag. They're going to ask governments, legislatures, presidents to have a compelling reason. A compelling state interest.

Because actually, some discrimination is necessary. The law discriminates. It has to. It discriminates between 18-year-olds and 17-year-olds, between criminals and non-criminals. There would be chaos otherwise, right? But the courts decided that race is going to be a big red flag. They're going to ask governments, legislatures, presidents to have a compelling reason. A compelling state interest.

To do race discrimination. Otherwise, it's going to be unconstitutional. You with me so far?

To do race discrimination. Otherwise, it's going to be unconstitutional. You with me so far?

To do race discrimination. Otherwise, it's going to be unconstitutional. You with me so far?

By the way, the legal name for this test? Oh, God. Strict scrutiny. Ugh. I know they should have called it like, we mean business or something like that. But anyway, the point was that like they took it seriously, which, you know, back in the day, they weren't doing with sex discrimination at all.

By the way, the legal name for this test? Oh, God. Strict scrutiny. Ugh. I know they should have called it like, we mean business or something like that. But anyway, the point was that like they took it seriously, which, you know, back in the day, they weren't doing with sex discrimination at all.

By the way, the legal name for this test? Oh, God. Strict scrutiny. Ugh. I know they should have called it like, we mean business or something like that. But anyway, the point was that like they took it seriously, which, you know, back in the day, they weren't doing with sex discrimination at all.