Why is the proposed Constitutional Equality Amendment (CEA) so long and complicated?
The CEA was constructed to be specific in order not to leave it to Congress or the courts to interpret what it really means. The CEA may seem wordy, but compared to other constitutional amendments it is not really so long. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution is three times as long as the CEA. While the CEA may appear complicated, it contains specific directions on how it should be interpreted. (See the “Concepts & Definitions of the CEA” section.
