Posted on 11/30/2010 1:45:02 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
The House of Representatives approved a decades-old settlement worth $4.6 billion Tuesday that resolves two class-action suits filed against the federal government by black farmers and Native Americans.
The thousands who joined the suit argued that the government discriminated against them as they applied for loans for agricultural ventures.
The House approved the package 256-to-152.
Black farmers would receive $1.2 billion, after they alleged they were cheated out of loans from the Agriculture Department. The government will direct $3.4 billion to American Indians who say the Interior Department swindled them out of royalties from natural resources like gas and timber.
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On a separate note, prices for Firewater have hit an all time high.
Everyone who voted for this travesty should be tried as an enemy of the state.
The ‘40 acres and a mule’ myth perpetuated across generations...until they lawyered up and sued for the nonexistent spoils.
Will Spike Lee change his production company’s name?
Will they shut up about it now?
If you speak out against this bill, you’re racist.
See how that works?
Out and out fraud.
What else can they ram thru in this lame-duck session? What else can “we the taxpayers” fund for Barry????
This country is toast.
They have closed comments on my local TV news station’s website after only SIX comments. Can’t have people protesting this, ya know...it would be raaaaacccissst.
Well, the somewhat good news is this is going to the 99% who voted for the racist in chief anyway so aside from the money, nothing lost. On the other hand, it may galvanize resistance against him by the fairer skinned voters.
Any repairations for the money wasted on jailing illegals that shouldn't have been here in the first place?
Any Act of Congress pending to bring back the lives of those killed by illegal invaders?
No?
The only 100% preventable crimes are those committed by illegal aliens.
lame duck money grab ... are they putting anti-rescission language in these lame duck droppings?
This claim has already been paid and settled. Contact your House Member of the next Congress and see if we can stop this.These people are still throwing our money away.
For the second time today...
When will enough be enough???
The world wonders
You're kidding, right? Not one of the race-hustlers ever wants their shake-downs to end.
Shake-down artists will never be satisfied.
In other words, the trial lawyers just got their pay-off from the Democrats.
Call me racist but this is horse shit.
Where do I apply?
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