Posted on 04/14/2005 2:54:05 PM PDT by JulieRNR21
Court Decides Reparations Suit Against Democrats By Frances Rice
The U.S. District Court in Seattle, Washington issued a historic ruling in the landmark Reparations lawsuit (Case No. CV04-2442) filed against the Democratic Party by Rev. Wayne Perryman, author of the book entitled Unfounded Loyalty: An In-depth look into the Love Affair Between Blacks and Democrats.
Reacting to the court's decision, Rev. Perryman, who will be the keynote speaker at the June 11, 2005 Empowerment Award Luncheon sponsored by the SaraMana Black Republican Club at the Sarasota Hyatt at 11:30 AM, thanked his supporters and said: "This case will become a permanent part of the United States Federal Judicial archives for years to come."
Rev. Perryman said that he filed the 180-page Reparations lawsuit for two primary reasons: (1) To obtain redress for the crimes committed against African Americans by the Democratic Party and (2) To officially file a formal case against the Democratic Party as a permanent historic record.
Under oath in court, the Democratic Party was forced to tell the truth about the party's racist past and the harm that party caused to African Americans. In a legal maneuver to escape paying Reparations and have the case dismissed, the Democrats convinced the judge that since Rev. Perryman himself had not been personally or directly harmed, he had no standing to file the lawsuit on behalf of all African Americans.
Rev. Perryman responded to the Democrats' legal maneuver by submitting another legal brief to the court. In that document, Rev. Perryman said that "contrary to what the Democrats want the court to believe, none of the country's leading legal experts, including the 200 plus law professors who received copies of the original brief, have cited one legal precedent to dismiss the case."
It is the only case of record, Rev. Perryman told the court, "where millions of people were brought to this country against their will, enslaved for over 200 years, and denied their constitutional rights by the legislative efforts of one political party, the Democratic Party."
Using historical documents, Rev. Perryman presented facts to the court showing that African Americans were beaten, murdered, tortured and terrorized by members of the Democratic Party from 1792 to 1962. "African Americans," Rev. Perryman said, "were never compensated for their suffering."
Rev. Perryman pointed out to the court that there are a number of cases that address redress, but none that address the impact that one political party, the Democratic Party, had on an entire race of people. "This case is very unique," Rev. Perryman said, "and should not be dismissed because of other unrelated cases."
The other cases cited by the Democrats, Rev. Perryman said, were either about finding the descendants of slaves to compensate them or finding corporations that profited from slavery. My case against the Democrats, Rev. Perryman told the court, "is about a powerful political party that promoted and practiced racism for 170 years (1792-1962) until it infected our entire nation and affected an entire race." The Democratic Party's racist practices, Rev. Perryman said, continue to affect African Americans today. Most of the acts committed by the Democrats against African Americans were initiated and committed at the state level under the Democratic Party's claims of States’ Rights based on the party's Jim Crow Laws and Black Codes.
Rev. Perryman requested that the court order the Democratic Party to apologize for their racist past and the harm the party caused to African Americans. He also requested funds to produce a series of educational films depicting the true relationship between blacks and the two political parties. Both an apology and funds for educational purposes are allowed under the 1988 Civil Liberties Act.
I'm verrryyy slow. Hold my hand and explain to me.
I agree - reparations as it has been recently foisted upon the nation has tied the wrongs of slavery to the shortcomings of the American Negro. There is only one instance where reparations would be proper... when a surviving former slave comes forward with his/her claims.
Until then, it's just a shakedown targetted against Whites - some of whom to be sure may be descended from slave-owners, but who themselves are not responsible for what happened over 150 years ago.
The most telling - and universally absent from reparations discussions - factor: If reparations seeks to put a value on the damage from slavery, what price the blood of 600,000 who fought and died in our Civil War?
It does have a lovely ring to it. :-)
Since the democratic party has profited from racism, and the democratic party is now shown to be held liable, then why not get some of that money back? It is only in scholarship funds. It wouldn't be a 'get rich quick scheme'.
*** In an effort to impede and or deny African Americans the same constitutional rights afforded to all American citizens, the Democratic Party established a pattern of practice of promoting, supporting, sponsoring and financing racially bias entertainment, education, legislation, litigations, and terrorist organizations from 1792 to 1962, and continued certain practices up to 2002. **
Dynamite information! (And elsewhere in the article too!)
I don’t see this as a reparations issue. If you read over the complaint it appears clear that what we are dealing with is on ongoing criminal enterprise with multiple subcomponents engaged in multiple related criminal acts.
This clearly should be prosecuted under RICO. The party should be striped of their assets and the ringleaders imprisoned for whatever amount of time it takes for them to be rehabilitated.
Hey we can all dream.
LOL. I'm with ya all the way!
hope they keep Whoopie out of it
it'll get no press by the liberal presstitutes.
I just did, WOW ! Many thanks for the ping! :-)
bttt
One could argue that the Democrats have been using the Federal Government to give some of the money back over the past several decades. Of course one could respond that a good deal of that money, however well intended, led to further injury to black Americans by supporting programs that have had negative net results.
Awesome!
BUMPed and bookmarked.
Bookmarked for future Dem education.
What is RICO?
I like that!
Terrific!
Mr. Perryman sure has made his point.
I'm not in favor of reparations, but the threat of it directed at the true perps (Dems) is a hoot.
The logical way to prevent that would be to pass legislation throwing out all "reparations" lawsuits. And that IMHO would be a good effect.
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