When lincoln says, 'these dead shall not have died in vain' , he means: the war is over. the soldier's death was not meaningless. no one cares about the soldiers. the north won the war.

the  equal rights amendment  (era) states: "equality  of  rights  under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex." congress first introduced the era in 1923, but the campaign for ratification took off in the 1960s during the  civil rightsmovement.

the governor can not veto a referendum that the voters approve

it required the unanimous approval of the states before the congress could enact any measure.