The former congressman rocked back and forth, his face turning red as he jabbed his finger in the air.
It had been 18 months since Lee Zeldin lost his bid to become governor of New York, and now he was back at a rally in Albany, with a new war to fight.
The enemy was a proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the State Constitution.
“There has been no greater attack on women’s rights and girls’ rights in the State of New York throughout any of our lifetimes than Proposition 1 in November,” he said at the rally in the State Capitol earlier this month.
The amendment, he added, was an “attempt by New York Democrats to deceptively put abortion on the ballot, when in reality it was a full-fledged attack on women’s rights, free speech, girls’ sports, rule of law and much more.”
Persons:
Lee Zeldin, Zeldin, ”
Organizations:
Republican, Capitol, New York Democrats
Locations:
New York, Albany, State