BLACK FARMERS TO RECEIVE $5 BILLION CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL TO PAY OFF DEBT, ESTABLISH EQUITY COMMISSION
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to help Black farmers
Black farmers have long viewed the USDA suspiciously, and President Joe Biden’s administration has pledged to address past injustices.www.nbcnews.com
now watch the responses...
response to what exactly?? what do you think I;m going to say to that??
There is nothing you can say. I told u that it was fluff and bullshit like they have done in the past. Think me and @VAiz4hustlaz said let's wait and see if they actually get anything but your pom poms were out for racist joe
1. wisconsin's one state
) you guys downplayed it as nothing much ANYWAY. so even if there was no opposition to it you disregarded it in any case.
Nah I'll take it over you being dumb enough to chalk this up as something biden was doing for black people1. wisconsin's one state
2. a lawsuits is what it is...anyone can file one.
3. even if there were no lawsuits or pushback from cacs (surprise surprise
so you wanna take a victory lap over what amerikkka being amerikkka??
That's what your waiting for to see it bullshit? No wonder you still believe this is a democracy
nigga you LIVE in this democracy...now unless you wanna tool up and rush the capitol building all your doing talking shit.
They always find a way
I live in this country...you saying it's a democracy doesn't make it one
that was the word you used..
No according to me biden knew black farmers would never actually get anything that could really impact anything but the administration knows that guys like you are happy with any kind of symbolic bullshit to make.you feel better about voting for himJudge suspends debt relief program for farmers of color after conservative law firm, white farmers sue Biden
A federal judge halted payments for a loan forgiveness program that provides relief to agricultural producers of color.
A temporary restraining order was handed down Thursday afternoon by Judge William Griesbach of Wisconsin's Eastern District, in response to a lawsuit filed by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty in April.
The group alleged that the Biden administration used an unconstitutional program in an effort to end systemic racism and should make the relief available to white farmers, too.
"The Court recognized that the federal government’s plan to condition and allocate benefits on the basis of race raises grave constitutional concerns and threatens our clients with irreparable harm, said Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel for WILL. "The Biden administration is radically undermining bedrock principles of equality under the law.”
The group is representing 12 farmers, two of whom live in Wisconsin. Calumet County dairy farmer Adam Faust, who farms with both legs amputated after being born with spina bifida, and Christopher Baird, who owns a dairy farm near Ferryville in Crawford County.
Faust said at the time the lawsuit was filed that the economic impact didn't hurt any one race more than another in agriculture.
"There should absolutely be no federal dollars going anywhere just based on race," he said.
The group is also representing farmers from Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Oregon and Kentucky.
The plaintiffs allege that because race discrimination is barred under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government "must prove that its discriminatory benefit is narrowly tailored and serves a compelling government interest."
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In the suit, WILL asked that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Zach Ducheneaux, administrator of the Farm Service Agency, not consider race when determining recipients of the relief funds.
Since the filing of the lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Agriculture officials have continued to implement the program and is currently reviewing what the restraining order means for the program.
"We respectfully disagree with this temporary order and USDA will continue to forcefully defend our ability to carry out this act of Congress and deliver debt relief to socially disadvantaged borrowers," said a USDA spokesperson. "When the temporary order is lifted, USDA will be prepared to provide the debt relief authorized by Congress.”
The Biden administration created the loan forgiveness program for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers earlier this year under the American Rescue Plan Act. The program paid up to 120% of direct or guaranteed farm loan balances for producers who are Black, American Indian or Alaskan native, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian American or Pacific Islander.
Officials said that they recognized those groups of farmers and ranchers faced systemic discrimination, resulting in cumulative effects that have led to a substantial loss in the number of socially disadvantaged producers, reduced the amount of farmland they control and contributed to a cycle of debt, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, among other consequences.
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, socially disadvantaged communities also saw higher rates of infections, hospitalizations, death, loss of property and economic hurt, officials said.
Currently, 17,000 farmers and ranchers qualify for the assistance, from all 50 states.
Judge suspends debt relief program for farmers of color after conservative law firm, white farmers sue Biden
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty and white farmers from across the country sued in April for its debt relief program for farmers of color.www.jsonline.com
soo according to you guys...biden is suing himself???
But all of that is true and I stand on that. It's peanuts to what they deserve and until we rather you guys stop applauding these miniscule ass measures your democrats will keep giving u crumbs. I don't hope it gets overturned. I just don't think it moves the needleA program was developed to address an issue...jealous conservative cacs are trying to use the courts to jam it...anyone can get an injunction for damn near anything in the legal system...basically its the courts saying if the argument has some legal merit they have a legal obligation to hear it thru. Nothing is overturned or struck down..its a fight. But then who said shit would be easy??? When has it ever been for black people in america??
This whole "biden knew blah blah" is some jumping to conclusions mindfuck shit you came up with.
I mean seriously...do you HOPE the shit gets overturned so you can gloat or do you want black farmers to get something??
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU ROOTING FOR???
And you know what's REALLY fucked up??? Even if/when the black farmers deal gets vindicated IT DOESN'T MATTER TO YOU! You'll just say it's nothing anyway.
This is the great part about your so-called position.. it's not one really, it's just a series of ever-moving complaints that's basically some kind of socio/political whack a mole.
- the program doesn't say black ONLY it says minorities...
- it only helps farmers not all black people...
- 5 billion isn't nearly enough to make up for the injustices done to black farmers in the first place etc etc etc...
Context of racism/ white supremacy
@VAiz4hustlaz you see this shit?biden meeting with a bubblegum pop boy band who don't even live in america...is taken seriously and given validity by YOU....why??? why is that not performative and jiust some shallow photo op to burnish their image for their asian american fans and designed to make them look like they give a fuck??
if a president met with a pop group from Africa you would laff and howl at that shit and go on a rant about what does that have to do with ADOS and how in fact its a slight to ADOS because there are more serious BLACK AMERICAN people the president should be meeting with to discuss the issues with.
cmon dude
and why are others bandwagoning on that shit?
