Lake of the Woods Democratic ClubThe pundits agree that Abigail Spanberger was far more convincing on the issues that Dave Brat in Oct. 15’s debate at Germanna Community College in Culpeper. We wish we could look forward to more debates, but Brat lacks the courage to risk embarrassing himself a second time. If you missed the debate, watch the video below. May we suggest that every time you hear Brat mention the name of a certain great Democrat, you donate a dollar to Abigail’s campaign?
A tri-county rally in support of the campaign of Abigail Spanberger for Congress will take place at the Lake of the Woods Community Center from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11.
The Democratic Committees of Orange, Culpeper and Spotsylvania counties are joining with the LOW Democratic Club in sponsoring the event.
A minimum donation of $20 to the campaign will be collected, but donations of greater amounts will be welcome. Light refreshments will be available.
Abigail Spanberger will be present and will address attendees.
Can’t attend, but want to contribute to the campaign?
The LOW Community Center will be decorated with red, white and blue June 13, when The Lake of the Woods Democratic Club hosts its annual Flag Day Membership Picnic.
The picnic will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. in Marion Pronk Hall.
A fried chicken dinner, complete with homemade side dishes and desserts, will be served. The cost of a ticket is $8. Children under 23 are free.
There will be musical entertainment and door prizes.
The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which would guarantee American women the full benefits of citizenship, will be the subject of the May 9 meeting of the Lake of the Woods Democratic Club.
The guest speaker will be Diana Egozcue of Fredericksburg, executive vice president of the Virginia Chapter of the National Organization for Women.
The meeting, which is open to all without regard to political affiliation, will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, with a meet-and-greet session in the Lake of the Woods Community Center. The program will commence at 1:30.
The ERA states that the rights guaranteed by the Constitution apply equally to all persons regardless of their sex. After the 19th Amendment affirming women’s right to vote was ratified in 1920, suffragist leader Alice Paul introduced the ERA in 1923 as the next step in bringing “equal justice under law” to all citizens.
In 1972, the ERA was finally passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The original seven-year time limit was extended by Congress to June 30, 1982, but at that deadline, the ERA had been ratified by only 35 states, three states short of the 38 required to put it into the Constitution. In March 2017, Nevada became the 36th state to ratify the amendment.
The ERA has been introduced into every Congress since the deadline.
Egozcue has long been involved in the effort to bring the ERA back before the Virginia General Assembly for ratification, resulting in getting sponsors in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate.
Egozcue has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master’s degree in Geography from the University of South Florida.
Her earlier life was spent as a teacher and Army wife. She has been married to Joe Egozcue for over 30 years. They have one son and two grandchildren.
Find more information about the ERA at the links below: