Posted on 09/16/2010 5:07:31 PM PDT by Libloather
Black Farmer Trucks his Tractor to Capitol Hill to Make Point
September 16, 2010 at 08:25 am
*Beginning Thursday, the head of the National Black Farmers Association will ride a tractor to Capitol Hill to press Congress to fund a historic discrimination case settlement involving minority farmers.
John Boyd says he will make the ride on the tractor he named “Justice” each day the Senate is in session.
“I’m sorry my tractor may slow things down, but any delay in traffic is small potatoes compared to the years of delay black farmers have endured in our pursuit of justice,” he said.
Last month, the U.S. Senate failed to approve $1.25 billion for the settlement between the U.S. Agriculture Department and black farmers, prompting finger-pointing between both parties and outrage among the farmers.
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President Obama said making sure that black farmers receive their $1.25 billion settlement for discrimination is a "priority" for his administration.
Black farmers have been fighting for almost two decades for the settlement, which addresses the discriminatory way in which black farmers were denied access to loans, grants and subsidies from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"It is a fair settlement, it is a just settlement. We think it's important for Congress to fund that settlement. We're gonna continue to make it a priority," Obama said during a recent press conference. (See Obama's comments at the 47 minute mark of the video below).
The federal government first settled Pigford v. Glickman in 1999, paying out more than $980 million to 16,000 farmers, but many of the black farmers who were discriminated against were not properly notified or given enough time to join the suit.
As a result, a 2007 farm bill introduced by Obama when he was a U.S. Senator, reopened the settlement, and the $1.25-billion figure was agreed upon.
Since then, however, the bill has languished. It has passed twice in the House but has failed seven times in the Senate. On most of those occasions, it has been attached as part of a larger bill. John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association has called for a stand alone bill on the measure because many senators claim to support his bill but say they are against the large spending bill the measure is attached to.
Boyd has also called on Obama to use his bully pulpit to help get a stand alone vote on the bill before the midterm elections.
This is an excerpt
http://www.bvblackspin.com/2010/09/13/president-obama-says-black-farmers-settlement-is-a-priority/
Reperations, pure and simple. Our President will take care of his people. Does anyone have any more doubts?
This entire “black farmer” discrimination suit is a trumped- up fraud on the American people.
I don’t recall the exact figures, but I understand the original lawsuit WAS settled several years ago.
Some 8,000 black (no race discrimination here however!) were named in the lawsuite.
So far, some 50,000 “black farmers” have been paid off with approximately 1.1 billion of YOUR tax dollars.
Obama wants another 1.2 billion MORE dollars for the remaining ???? “black farmers” who are still looking for money.
FU
how many times do we settle this?
half of these guys have a 100 foot row of stakes and string for some beans, several dozen or so tomato plants, some collard greens, and maybe a small stand of corn...FOR THEIR OWN USE...but they are FARMERS, when it comes to Pigford v. Glickman. Without Pigford V. Glickman...they would be known as GARDENERS...
fraud bookmark.
This is the case that Shirley Sherrod was involved in and got money from.
Here's the funny part. There aren't 50,000 'black' farmers in the United States.
how many times do we settle this?
Until America is destroyed. Race baiters won’t be happy until then. Ever.
America is in the process of being conquered by a coalition of aliens, perverts, blacks and non-christians. The sack has begun.
Liberals will not stop, unless stopped.
I once grew a few tomato plants in my backyard, but eventually they died. Probably because the Department of Agriculture doesn’t like white people, so they didn’t send me any “assistance”. Where can I pick up my check?
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