The House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties heard from the three along with other witnesses as it considered legislation that would establish a commission to study the consequences and impacts of slavery and make recommendations for reparations proposals.The measure, HR 40, is sponsored by Democratic Rep.
The issue of reparations, which was kept on the fringes of mainstream political debate for decades, has emerged in the 2020 primary as a litmus test for Democrats vying to unseat President Donald Trump.On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he opposes paying reparations, arguing"none of us currently living are responsible" for what he called America's"original sin.
Share cropping? Lots of victims of that form of slavery still alive and so are those who perpetrated it.
Reparations: Publically Financed Universal Higher Education Publically Financed Universal Health Care Publically Financed Judicial Representation (Public Defender) Publically Financed Home Security (Housing) Publically Financed Food Security (Garden Plot) Pay up!
Racism is a FACT in American Judicial System today, and it didn't come from nowhere, but has a long history deeply wedded to American Civilization and conceits. But reparation doesn't belong to the Negro alone, but to all Americans who slave-away under the same System.
LandNoli But have benefited, appropriated so much of it, that you feel a sense of entitlement and superiority to other speci3s.
'Slams'. He's merely making a counter argument. No wonder people chant CNNSucks at rallies.
ToLiveUnchained Nope. But we are responsible for concentration camps full of children ...
Slavery card.
As democrats, we can not afford to give this one issue to the Republican. This is all they want to repeat at every Trump’s rally. Wake up and focus.
Always about slaves! What about the American Indians. I am a gay male and I have been looked down on and treated unfairly for years and NOONE but myself got me though it. But if we do this we need to do for all.
You can not force present day taxpayers to pay for the sins of folks who lived 150 yrs ago! That just doesn't make sense! Trillions of $ ! Crazy!
'Look to today; for TODAY is life, the very life of life, for YESTERDAY is just a dream, and tomorrow a Vision, But TODAY, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow, a vision of HOPE' Make ancestors PROUD 'TODAY!.'
If we give him reparations will he buy a tie ?
TWO of my grandfathers were in that Civil war to set you all free ( your hundreds of years ago family) We have Revolutionary war people too. this can go on and on and on! This was HUNDREDS of years ago! Let's get REAL! Many can scream for money
Pfffft so what should I do? My Portuguese side for sure brought my sub Saharan side as slaves but my Norwegian side should even out my American Indian blood. Idiots... it’s a distraction .. god help 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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