The court\u27s ruling in Freeman is in conflict with both the Supreme Court\u27s apparent trend involving article V issues, and most of the recent scholarly opinion on point. As a result of this departure, and the fact that the ERA failed to be adopted, this decision is likely to have slight precedential value. Nonetheless, the district court\u27s discussion of the ERA in light of recent changes in the political question doctrine has significance in interpreting article V
