Senate Republicans yesterday blocked a measure that would have allowed the Equal Rights Amendment to be added to the Constitution. Via The Hill: Senators voted 51 to 47 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed, falling short of the 60 votes it it needed. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) were the lone Republicans to vote with every Democrat. [...] The Senate resolution would have removed the deadline so that the ERA could become the 28th Amendment.