Paying taxes is a responsibility for ALL American citizens. Registering for the selective service is for MALES. Serving in the military isn’t a responsibility it’s a choice. And voting is for people 18 or above.
It would degrade the role of wife and mother--The Equal Rights Amendment would secure women's place in the economy and therefore out of the home.
Phyllis Schlafly believed the ERA would encourage women to enter the workforce instead of take care of their home and children. That role was the most important for women and they had the natural ability to do that job. The ERA would tear apart families and encourage immoral behavior among women. It would also force women to sign up for the draft which Schlafly and many women believed was an improper place for women.
"<span>Plants and small animals might suffer, and some might die" would be the best option, since the poor air quality would most likely affect certain plants and not others--some of which would be used for food by small animals. </span>
