Sunday, April 3, 1077 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Five Sunday, April 3, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pair addresses ERA question at forum 6' AIIA9 9SA 9 9 9 9 9 9 I i iv iv iv iV iV iV DV iV IV By MARTHA RETALLICK Can a state which has ratified the Equal Rights ,Amendment (ERA) legally change its mind and rescind that vote? Third year' law students Wil- liam Paul and Peter Winkler, who teach a literary college course in women and the law,' think the Supreme Court should rule on the legality of that ac- tion. PAUL AND'Winkler discussed the question of reversing rati- fication votes during this week's Law School Forum. Paul and Winkler say a Su- preme Court decision on the matter would be more impar- tial than a presidential or Con- gressional ruling. CITING the prestige of the Su- preme Court Winkler said if the high court rules on the legality; of rescinding ratification votes, its decision will be "definitive,j authoritative and final." A Supreme Court ruling, Winkler added, "would make things clear for later ratifica- tions." Paul said he is undecided on amendments, they are perform-, ing a federal function - chang- ing the fundamental law of the d ~ r the states exactly seven years would be beneficial if the pub-' to approve or reject the amend- lic sentiment toward the amend- ment. ment changed before the ratifi- , ianu. cation deadline. PAUL SAID if 37 states ever ON RATIFICATION votes, it wanted to rescind their ratifi- WINKLER thinks that states would be "unseemly to rave cation on an amendment aud a should have the power to re- states flip-flopping," he warned. 38th state approved it, the scind their ratification votes. "It may undermine respect for amendment would be passed "This way, we'll get a more ac- the fundamental law in the peo- and the country would be locked curate picture of what the state ple." into something it didn't want. and the people want at a cer- Once congressional approval tain time." TONIGHT is: PITCHER NIGT AgT IgCA Appearing Tonight: McCAFFR.EY { Monday: SQ U E EZ E 'US P I'ls 'I c i ii ~ JiVD ~ iY VDI'J V i V