As the1979 deadline came near er, some states which at first had backed up the Equal Right Amendment changed their mind and voted against it.

1979年这个期限临近了，最初支持平等权利修正案的一些州后来改变了主意，投票反对这个法案。

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Any amendment adopted enters into force on the first day of the month following one year after its acceptance by two-thirds of the Contracting States.

所通过的任何修订案自获利三分之三缔约国接受之日起，在满一年后的次月第一日生效。

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The first amendment to the United States Constitution reads Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof The idea is to keep governmental powers independent from private religious beliefs.

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And it would call for the subordination of the First Amendment in the United States.

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Thanks to its constitution, and especially the first amendment, the United States gives greater protection to freedom of expression than any other country.

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But they've been seeking to get this suppression of free speech legitimated by the United Nations for years, and until last year, the government of the United States consistently opposed this manifest violation of our First Amendment.

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