During the debate over california statehood which political figure refused to compromise regarding the expansion of slavery

During the debate over California statehood, the vice president of the United States, John Calhoun, refused to compromise regarding the expansion of slavery.

It happened due to the fact that he considered slavery a "positive good" (using his words). His position had the support of a segment of society and had consequences that even influenced the civil war, later to come.

sitting in that one chair where he could get shot at was his worst decision.

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.