Pay Me What You Owe Me: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Reintroduces Reparations Bill

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28 minutes ago, NigeriaorBust said:

So if part of the family owned slaves and the other were slaves ,  can I sue myself for money ? 

Is your name Kamala?

[laylalex 7,300]

Well, no, because it's not actually suing private people for reparations?

 

I don't really have a stand on reparations. I can see the arguments on both sides, and both sides make pretty good points. As a white person whose family on both sides well after the Civil War, I don't have any blood ancestors who could be held accountable. But on the other hand, I benefit from systemic racism. 

 

I don't see anything happening on this any time soon. She can introduce the bill but that doesn't mean it will even make it out of committee. 

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10 hours ago, laylalex said:

Well, no, because it's not actually suing private people for reparations?

 

I don't really have a stand on reparations. I can see the arguments on both sides, and both sides make pretty good points. As a white person whose family on both sides well after the Civil War, I don't have any blood ancestors who could be held accountable. But on the other hand, I benefit from systemic racism. 

 

I don't see anything happening on this any time soon. She can introduce the bill but that doesn't mean it will even make it out of committee. 

Should not that associated with systemic discrimination qualify, why just racism?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

While I think of this.  It was the natives in Africa that sold people they wanted gone to the slave traders ,  so they are the people that should be accountable.  So we can sue those with African decent for all of this.  

 

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3 hours ago, NigeriaorBust said:

While I think of this.  It was the natives in Africa that sold people they wanted gone to the slave traders ,  so they are the people that should be accountable.  So we can sue those with African decent for all of this.  

 

 

    The article discusses legislation, not litigation. You can't sue an individual for reparations unless you are trying to pull a Giuliani and get thrown out of court. The federal government of the USA allowed the institution of slavery to exist, and facilitated it's continued existence. If it came down to it, they would also be the ones paying reparations.

 

   

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4 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    The article discusses legislation, not litigation. You can't sue an individual for reparations unless you are trying to pull a Giuliani and get thrown out of court. The federal government of the USA allowed the institution of slavery to exist, and facilitated it's continued existence. If it came down to it, they would also be the ones paying reparations.

 

   

What about the UK?  I don't think slavery started on July 4th, 1776.

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5 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    The article discusses legislation, not litigation. You can't sue an individual for reparations unless you are trying to pull a Giuliani and get thrown out of court. The federal government of the USA allowed the institution of slavery to exist, and facilitated it's continued existence. If it came down to it, they would also be the ones paying reparations.

 

   

As long as it is not the AMerican People.

 

Wonder where they are going top get the money from?

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4 hours ago, Boiler said:

As long as it is not the AMerican People.

 

Wonder where they are going top get the money from?

 

   Perhaps they could pass an internet forum whine tax? That should have reparations paid in no time, and perhaps take a big chunk out of other debts too.

 

   If you are curious how it works, take a look at how Germany has handle Holocaust reparations. Not saying it's going to pass, but it's not complicated if it does.

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5 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   Perhaps they could pass an internet forum whine tax? That should have reparations paid in no time, and perhaps take a big chunk out of other debts too.

 

   If you are curious how it works, take a look at how Germany has handle Holocaust reparations. Not saying it's going to pass, but it's not complicated if it does.

Well I am certainly putting my name down when the time comes.

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The Germans had a slight advantage of dealing with a recent and specific situation. However the Holocaust may be a good example as of course did not just impact Jews.

 

So why is this so limited, what about those who suffered as a consequence of the Chinese Exclusion Act? After all that is far more relevant to Colorado.

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, Boiler said:

Well I am certainly putting my name down when the time comes.

ion

The Germans had a slight advantage of dealing with a recent and specific situation. However the Holocaust may be a good example as of course did not just impact Jews.

 

So why is this so limited, what about those who suffered as a consequence of the Chinese Exclusion Act? After all that is far more relevant to Colorado.

 

 

 

 

   So does anyone settling a debt. Procrastination doesn't make anything easier. However it won't absolve someone of a debt if that debt exists. 

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35 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

   So does anyone settling a debt. Procrastination doesn't make anything easier. However it won't absolve someone of a debt if that debt exists. 

Tell me all about it.

 

Still waiting for the Italians to cough up.

[Neonred 3,632]

So if I disagree with the reparations bill, does that make me a racist?

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32 minutes ago, Neonred said:

So if I disagree with the reparations bill, does that make me a racist?

Of course

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43 minutes ago, Neonred said:

So if I disagree with the reparations bill, does that make me a racist?

I believe if one disagrees with the Dems/Left this is also true.

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1 hour ago, Neonred said:

So if I disagree with the reparations bill, does that make me a racist?

I believe you're racist for even asking.