“he would support reparations legislation — government-led efforts to make up for the social harms of slavery and other injustices against Black Americans
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“Sen. Cory Booker has legislation in the Senate to establish a commission for the purposes of studying the right way to redress the grievance — to pay the debt never paid
“Despite the elimination of Jim Crow and openly discriminatory laws against Black Americans a half century ago, Black people and the Black community as a whole still suffer economic, political and social discrimination and inequality
“Formally equal treatment on the basis of inequality means the perpetuation of inequality. Reparations for these and other offenses is a current topic of significant discussion during this election.
“they would effectively amount to a form of positive discrimination — a treatment based on race, which is prohibited by the 14th Amendment
“These bills would allow… federal programs to continue under other agencies. Instead of eliminating programs, these agreements have allowed federally authorized services to continue…
“must allow a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to visit the USS Lincoln to conduct (an) oversight investigation into this horrible situation.
“they would remain and continue to grow as his country had biblical, historic and legal rights to the land
