To: sourcery; Torie
Whatever responsibility there might be to pay "reparations" would rightfully belong to those Southern States where slavery was legal. The US Federal government had nothing to do with it--and Constitutionally, had not the power to act, one way or the other.
Slavery was legal in The United States of America for approximately 88 years.
Slavery was legal in The Confederate States of America for approximately 4 years.
Any bets that Rep Conyers-D would want to tax only the states in "the Old Confederacy" or everyone in the United States?
113 posted on
05/10/2006 1:25:58 AM PDT by
TYVets
(God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
To: TYVets
Conyers and his ignorant racists ilk seem to forget that 600,000 men lost their lives so they could someday squelch reparations for the federal government.
117 posted on
05/10/2006 1:35:20 AM PDT by
OKIEDOC
(There's nothing like hearing someone say thank you for your help.)
To: TYVets
Slavery was legal in The United States of America for approximately 88 years.What act of Congress created and authorized the institituion of Slavery at the Federal level?
138 posted on
05/10/2006 7:37:51 AM PDT by
sourcery
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