Letter to President Carter from Jorge and Janet Kemeny stating that promoting the ERA is a waste of tax dollars.

STATES POSTA ® JORGE KEMENY 574 DUBLIN DR Me JUN 24 1977 western union Mailgram® UNITED U.S.MAIL SERVICE * MUNDELEIN IL 60060 * 2-075284E167 06/16/77 ICS IPMBNGZ CSP WSHB 3125661826 MGM TDBN MUNDELEIN IL 199 06-16 1124P EST mc PRESIDENT JAMES CARTER WHITE HOUSE DC 20500 A 2 POINT REQUEST FROM A CONCERNED FAMILY: 1. WE WANT TO REQUEST IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO IWY WOMENS RIGHTS CONFERENCES BEING HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. COMPLETE DOMINATION BY AVID PRO-ERA SUPPORTERS CONSTITUTES A MISAPPROPRIATION OF TAX FUNDS. AT RECENT IWY CONFERENCE IN ILLINOIS EVERY SINGLE SPEECH IN OPENING AND CLOSING SESSIONS WAS PRO-ERA. THE CHAIRWOMEN IN ALL SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS WERE PRO-ERA AND MISUSED THEIR AUTHORITY TO RULE THE OPPOSITION "OUT OF ORDER". THEY CLEARLY WANT "EQUAL RIGHTS" ONLY FOR THOSE ON THEIR SIDE. 2. STOP ERA. THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS NOT EQUALITY FOR WOMEN (WHICH WE ALL WANT AND SHOULD GET BY BETTER ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAWS). THE REAL ISSUE IS STATES RIGHTS. THE INSPIRED FOUNDING FATHERS OF THIS COUNTRY KNEW THAT TOO MUCH FEDERAL CONTROL OPENS THE DOOR TO TYRANNY AND MORE CUMBERSOME FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY. THEIR WISDOM IS TO BE RESPECTED ABOVE THAT OF A FEW VIOLENT WOMEN WHO THINK THEY WILL GET "EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK" WITHOUT FORESEEING THE LONG RANGE CONSEQUENCES THIS AMENDMENT COULD HAVE. PLEASE STOP THE ERA BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. SINCERELY, JORGE AND JANET KEMENY 574 DUBLIN DR MUNDELEIN IL 60060 23:24 EST MGMCOMP MGM 5241 (R5-76) TO REPLY BY MAILGRAM, SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR WESTERN UNION'S TOLL FREE PHONE NUMBERS